Word: patent
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...could the forecasts have been so wrong? The answer is that we've been tracking only part of the innovation story. If I go to grad school and invent a better mousetrap, I've created value, which I can protect with a patent and capitalize on by selling my invention to consumers. But if someone else figures out a way to use my mousetrap to replace his much more expensive washing machine, he's created value as well. We tend to put the emphasis on the first kind of value creation because there are a small number of inventors...
...Yves Saint Laurent caged ankle boot in patent leather ($1,290; ysl.com...
...known amongst students and faculty alike. “She must rank as a ‘cult professor’ with a big following,” says Werner Sollors, a professor in both the English and African and African American Studies departments. “She should patent her method...
...more than $88 billion and annual revenue of almost $50 billion, making it the largest drug company in the world. It is in the midst of buying rival Wyeth for $68 billion and is cutting staff and costs rapidly as some of its most profitable drugs lose their patent protections, a problem across the entire industry. Pfizer has a short interest of almost 174 million shares. and average daily trading volume of 54 million shares. Pfizer traded at over $17 at the beginning of the year, fell to $11.62 at the beginning of March and has recovered to $13.17 since...
...site offers much more than major discounts - typically 30% to 70% off - on designer apparel, shoes, handbags, jewelry, sunglasses and other accessories from seasons past. For example, a $1,455 Rick Owens draped silk dress is marked down 40% on the site to $875, while a pair of Chlo patent leather sandals is 50% off, at $298. And there are similar bargains on offer from more than 200 brands ranging from 3.1 Phillip Lim to Burberry and Alexander McQueen...