Peer-to-Patent is an initiative by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that opens the patent examination process to public participation for the first time. Peer-to-Patent is an online system that aims to improve the quality of issued patents by enabling the public to supply the USPTO with information relevant to assessing the claims of pending patent applications.
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The sixth edition of BusinessWeek’ s special supplement “Inside Innovation’ focuses on relationship between collaboration networks and innovation. According to the editor Bruce Nussbaum, “Innovation through collaboration is a management philosophy that leading-edge corporations increasingly embrace. But it takes a highly sophisticated skill to manage networks that span the globe, and only 5% get it right, according to Forrester Research.”
Just as the “American Idol” television series is stirring up the music business, a group of entrepreneurs is quietly adopting a similar format to change the face of the venture capital and angel investing industry, according to an analysis on venture financing by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Based on data from the Urban Audit, the 2007 report on the ‘State of European Cities’ examines four major themes.
Growth and Stagnation of Europe’ s Cities (Expanding or contracting? what factors lie behind the expansion and contraction of Europe’ s cities; which cities in Europe are growing and which are stagnating).
The winners of the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), sponsored by BusinessWeek, are presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America. The awards are dedicated to fostering business and public understanding of the importance of design excellence to the quality of life and the economy.