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IBM has filed for a new patent that would integrate services such as Twitter, Facebook, or any of the different blogging platforms, directly with your TV viewing...

That's the title of a new book by Shel Israel, who's asked 10 good questions by Hugh MacLeod at the link above.

A recent article entitled “When less is more” in The Economist does an excellent job of outlining why, in products ranging from notebooks to software, less in terms of features and gadgets is often more when it comes to a satisfying end-user experience.

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IAmBiotech, an online hub for showcasing the passion of the researchers, patients, farmers, and other innovators who are finding solutions through biotechnology, is looking for input from the biotech community.

The obligation that can arise to preserve documents when litigation is contemplated holds true in patent cases.

As IT budgets have gotten squeezed, more customers are looking at cloud computing as a way to avoid up-front capital costs, while getting access to as many CPU cycles as they need. In response, all the big IT firms are scrambling to develop a cloud computing product and services strategy, and IBM is no exception.

Click on the link above to see this week's selection of top intellectual property news breaking in the blogosphere and on the internet.

In honor of National Inventors Month in August, Inventors Digest magazine and partners are sponsoring the 2059 Essay Contest for middle school and high school students. Click the link in the headline above to read all about it at Gene Quinn's IP Watchdog blog.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Thursday conducted a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. In his remarks before thousands of employees on the USPTO campus, Secretary Locke said “David is taking on a big job... Promoting and protecting U.S. inventions, innovation and creativity directly affects our nation‘s welfare and prosperity.” Click on the headline above for the announcement from the USPTO.

CIP FORUM 2009 will be held September 6-9 at The Swedish Convention Center in Göteborg. The theme will be “The Future of Innovation” and focus on how modern innovation processes in the knowledge economy are built upon the management of intellectual assets, property, and capital. Marshall Phelps, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft will be the Chairman of the event.

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IP Newsflash is for time-hungry patent professionals who want to stay up to date but dislike the tedious task of browsing through countless sources of information. Click on the link in the headline above to check out IP Newsflash, an IP meta-information portal that browses your information channels for you and presents only relevant, recent and customizable IP information on a single page.

I care passionately about this field and the role intellectual property plays in advancing American innovation. So, it is particularly exciting for me to be considered for the position of Director of the USPTO, an organization that traces its roots to the founding fathers and their understanding that promoting and rewarding innovation is critical to our country's success.

The Engines of Our Ingenuity is a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. Among other features, the University of Houston web site at the link in the headline above has the transcripts for every episode heard since the show's inception in 1988.

The mission of Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing is to promote the transfer of Stanford University technology for society's use and benefit while generating unrestricted income to support research and education.

An examiner's job is to sift through the prior art and figure out if an applicant's claims are novel and nonobvious.

R. David Donoghue hosts this month's Carnival of Trust at the Chicago IP Litigation Blog -- a great selection of blog posts about trust of special interest to professionals involved with intellectual property management, law, and policy.

Click on the headline above to read about at LiveScience.com

10. The Light Bulb
9. The Assembly Line
8. Transistors
7. Communications Satellites
6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
5. The Internet
4. Laser Technology
3. Putting a Man on the Moon
2. The Atomic Bomb
1. Flight

Seth Godin’s piece today on “Bear Shaving” is, yet again, an excellent illustration of his brilliance. via: Stephen Nipper on The Invent Blog.

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The video at the link in the headline above features a variety of U.S. patent holders, explaining in their own words the value of a strong patent system. via: Innovation Alliance