Phillip Vales

Patent and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)

Patents directed to cell phone technologies may have new troubles not from infringers but from one of nature’s tiniest and most resourceful insects. Honey bee colonies are in trouble in many parts of the US, Great Britain and other locations worldwide and scientists are attempting to find out why. It is important to realize the crucial role that the lowly insect plays in the pollination of many dozens of crops... (posted by Phillip 1 year 306 days ago.)

Patent Protection for Business Methods Left in Murky Waters after Supreme Court’s June Decision

The nation’s top court has issued its long anticipated opinion rejecting the patentability of the controversial Bilski case. The decision is both surprising for what it does and for what it does not do. The Justices did not offer a clear interpretation as to what constitutes patentable subject matter in the narrow classification known as ‘business methods.’... (posted by Phillip 1 year 306 days ago.)

Weighing Heavily in the Darkness

Scientists are in the process of confirming the existence of an esoteric substance called ‘Dark Matter.’ This is an ethereal primordial material that permeates the universe and is more ubiquitous than the more mundane protons, electrons and neutrons that are more familiar to most people. Several scientists have endeavored to create a novel and unique perspective of the universe hitherto unimagined in other... (posted by Phillip 1 year 306 days ago.)

The Baltic Dry Index and its Importance in International Trade

The Index is a commercial statistical set of numerical factors describing various shipping criteria. It was first officially codified in 1985, however, the history of the earlier rudimentary basis of the Index dates back over two hundred years to the Virginia and Maryland coffee house on Threadneedle Street, London. Various individuals having commercial interests met at the coffee house to... (posted by Phillip 1 year 306 days ago.)