COMMENTARY--On a rocky plateau 300 million miles from here, The Mars Exploration Rover A--known to its friends and PR operatives as Spirit--sits quietly, conserving its strength after a near-fatal ...

Good news from Europe. The Computer Implemented Inventions Directive -- the software patents law to you and me -- has been defeated at the very last minute. What's remarkable isn't so much that the ...

“Obtaining a U.S. software patent is easier today than it was just a year ago, but still harder than it was five or ten years ago. These seven ‘lighthouse’ cases contain critical lessons for drafters ...

REDLANDS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it will provide free access to its ArcGIS platform and learning resources through the ...

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