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Interest Groups Turn Supreme Court Case Into 'Save the Seeds' Myth

Cami Ryan | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Alberta
Read More: Food Production, Supreme Court, Farming, Bowman, Biotechnology, Monsanto, Patents, Food Politics, Monsanto vs Bowman, Bowman-vs-Monsanto, Canada Alberta News
Cami Ryan

The Bowman vs Monsanto Supreme Court hearing is big news in the United States and we are seeing ripple effects of it up here in Canada. Although some headlines sparked by interest groups that oppose modern agricultural production methods, including use of genetically modified (GM) crops, might suggest otherwise, this case is not about farm-saved seed.

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The Difference Between Invention and Innovation

Martin Lavoie | Posted 12.10.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Steve Jobs, Patents Canadian Universities, Apple, Innovation Canada, Computer Mouse, Invention, Research and Development, Innovation, Patents Canada, Inventions Canada, Patents, Canada Business News
Martin Lavoie

The OECD recently released a study showing Canada is among the leaders in public research and patents filed by academics -- great news. Licensing patents is as much important as developing them. Like most people, I use to assimilate invention with innovation. Two weeks ago, I watched a documentary on Steve Jobs, and finally, I understood the difference between the two. Even Steve Jobs couldn't have built an innovative computer mouse without a license.

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Google, Apple Bid For Last Shreds Of Nortel

The Canadian Press | Posted 08.26.2011 | Canada Business
Read More: Google, Apple, Patent Infringement, Technology, Telecoms, Nortel, Patents, Canada Business News

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- MONTREAL - The last of Nortel's assets -- patents for Internet search, mobile video and wireless networks that can be used in co...

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