The USPTO recently announced a new pilot program directed at accelerating examination procedure for applications claiming cleantech technology. Under the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program, qualifying nonprovisional utility patent applications involving technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be advanced out of turn for examination, or accorded special status, until a first action on the…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Hundreds of TV shows and movies bought through Sony’s Playstation Store will be removed next month, meaning customers who purchased these titles will no longer be able to watch them. According to Variety, customers in Germany and Austria will be affected by the shutdown covering films produced by Studiocanal. The timing of this news is…
Insider Intelligence These days, it’s imperative to start your workday not just aware of the news in your industry, but with a full understanding of its context and meaning. But who’s got time for all that, especially given the volume and speed of the news today? We do – and now you do too!…
Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn at a campaign event in Brunswick, Ohio on April 21, 2022. Dustin Franz/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego called for Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to lose his pension. It comes after Flynn was fined nearly $40,000 by the US Army for failing to disclose financial payments. Investigators said Flynn…
Former US President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally endorsing Republican candidates Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo, on July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump suggested drug dealers should face the death penalty at a rally in Las Vegas. He claimed China has “no drug…
White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2017. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Trump is weighing whether to waive Bannon’s claims of executive privilege over Jan. 6 testimony. The Washington…
Incoming New York Governor Kathy Hochul REUTERS/Cindy Schultz New York plans to screen the social media accounts of concealed carry handgun applicants. Experts and law enforcement have questioned how the law will be enforced. The law, which takes effect in September, will require applicants to list current and past social media accounts. ALBANY, N.Y. —…
Clockwise from top left: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Joe Raedle, Natasha Moustache, Justin Sullivan, Paul Hennessy via Getty Images President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could be headed for a rematch in 2024. That hasn’t stopped…
On Saturday, Rogers Communications said it had restored service for the “vast majority” of customers affected by the outage that left many Canadians without access to the internet. “As our services come back online and traffic volumes return to normal, some customers may experience a delay in regaining full service,” the telecom said in a…
Award-winning writer and narrative designer Anna Megill has taken over as narrative lead on Playground Games’ Fable reboot. Megill – who was previously lead writer for the project and is who we have to “thank” for those nightmareish puppets in Control – made the announcement on Twitter, saying she had some “exciting news to end…