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...California. And even after she signed on, there were difficult times. The falling Internet sector dragged the company's stock down to a low of $30 a share. And in May a federal jury ruled that eBay should pay $35 million in damages for infringing on the patent of a Virginia firm that developed fixed-pricing technology; eBay has challenged the jury's decision. But Whitman persevered, and eBay has radically altered the way people everywhere buy and sell stuff, transforming her into one of the most powerful executives on the planet...
...minutes after the car stops moving. The limited-edition "continuous-motion" wheels by Davin, based in Providence, R.I., start at a suggested retail price of $14,400 for a 24-in. set. "It's very much like an elite club," says CEO Ian Hardman. Last month Davin received a patent for its spinning technology, which could spell trouble for dozens of copycats--and keep prices and profits whirling high...
...developing world. American pharmaceutical companies claim they are willing to provide hiv-fighting antiretrovirals at cost for the poorest countries, since they don't want to be seen as profiting from an aids crisis that is devastating the African continent. But they worry that provisions would erode their patent rights for "lifestyle drugs" such as Viagra. The Fund has already decided that it will not shy away from buying generic antiretrovirals, whereas the U.S. bilateral program will more likely use patent drugs at cost - another reason some activists prefer the Fund's approach. Milly Katana, an accountant with aids from...
...card in your laptop is a receiver, and the Wi-Fi router--which plugs into a cable or DSL modem at your home or office or coffee shop--is nothing more than a short-range transmitter-receiver. (Here's a piece of trivia for your next cocktail party: the patent on which Wi-Fi technology is based was filed back in 1942 by actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil.) Wi-Fi uses a frequency long set aside by the FCC for quirky radio devices--the downside being that microwave ovens and some brands of cordless phone can play havoc...
...It’s not unreasonable for the University and inventor to recover gains from licensing a patent, much of which goes back into funding for more research,” he says...