Competitive Intelligence for the Small Business: An interesting discussion on rising education costs

Competitive Intelligence for the Small Business: An interesting discussion on rising education costs

This post follows a discussion of rising education costs.

University of Washington students charged with patent infringement

This is an interesting, and evolving case, between an entrepreneurial start-up "JoeyBra" and the holder of a 1999 design patent.  The defendants are two students at the University of Washington school of business - defending a start up company that recently placed as a finalist in the UW business plan competition.

The primary parts worth reading involve the distinction between patenting and innovating (bringing to market). Additionally, some of the commentary brings up distinctions between design and utility patents.

This comes on the heels of discussion that Apple and Google now spend more on patent defense (and offense) than on research and development.