On This Day: Alexander Graham Bell Granted Patent for Telephone

SamRatan1 2 years ago Region: Massachusetts

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone; three days later, he and associate Thomas Watson successfully tested their invention. Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci and Thomas Edison all claimed t... more

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The End of FUD Revisited

Paul Sterne 5 years ago Region: New York

Recent actions by Microsoft prompted us to re-issue this position paper and add a section on intellectual property. This position paper will address the question, “Can the open source approach to software developmen... more

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Supreme Court rejects Swiss company Novartis to patent a new cancer drug

Kusum Ambardar a month ago Region: India

 The Supreme Court`s landmark decision to reject Swiss company Novartis to patent a new version of its cancer drug, Glivec  has put poor Indians in to festive mood. Medicines Sans Frontiers,a charity has  ha... more

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