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Nebraska Legislature to Hear Right to Repair Bill

During the 2017 legislative session, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, and Wyoming are holding hearings for newly-proposed bills concerning an individual’s “Right to Repair”.…


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GM and Honda Team Up to Manufacture Fuel Cells

Automaker giants General Motors (GM) and Honda Motor Co. announced that they will launch a joint venture called Fuel Cell Systems Manufacturing, LLC, one of the first plants to mass produce hydrogen…


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Is It Time to Amend the Test for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility?

On January 29, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) recommended a legislative amendment of 35 U.S.C. § 101 of the U.S. Patent Statute. This section of…


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Paul McCartney Sues Sony for Rights to Beatles' Songs

The popular Beatles song says “All You Need is Love” but Sir Paul McCartney will need more than that when he goes after music conglomerate Sony/ATV to reclaim the copyrights to 267 Beatles songs that…