by dkyarb | Mar 17, 2014 | Commentary | 
Ariosa Diagnostics has crucially secured a New York State certification for their Harmony™ noninvasive prenatal genetic diagnostic test. Having already gained acceptance as a key provider of prenatal diagnostics in California and abroad, this is good news for both the...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by fglick | Mar 8, 2014 | Commentary | 
Litigation and trademark registration decisions throughout the world are now struggling with an important question: should Nestlé be permitted to have a trademark in their Kit Kat candy bar shape? It seems that the answer varies by country. Recently, Nestlé has become...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by msputnik | Mar 7, 2014 | Commentary | 
Just as Frank Underwood turns to you to share his secret plan to become president of the United States, a buffering signal pops up on your computer. 2% then 23% then 68% then 2% all over again. All you want to do is finish this one episode so you can go back to work...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by keandrab | Mar 6, 2014 | Commentary | 
In February, the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA found itself at the center of national media attention when a new local business by the name of “Dumb Starbucks Coffee” opened its doors to the public. Patrons waited in line for hours  to purchase a cup of...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by ndecost | Mar 5, 2014 | Commentary | 
So when exactly did the brightly colored building blocks we played with as kids transform into a wildly successful multimedia entertainment platform? On February 7, the Lego Movie stormed theaters and notched one of the top opening weekends ever for a non-sequel...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by djschaff | Feb 24, 2014 | Commentary | 
Patent-seeking inventors may spend countless hours perfecting that grand idea that sparked its way into their brains while returning from a hunting trip–in the case of that useful adhesive we know as velcro–or while watching a cat pull feathers through a...