Invention Startup Quirky Files for Bankruptcy

Startup invention company Quirky Inc., which specializes in developing products to control household appliances with smartphones and other devices, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy to launch a sale. The company filed for bankruptcy with a plan to sell …
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Richard Dawkins sparks controversy, slams schoolboy Ahmed for ‘pretending to invent’ clock

In a series of tweets, Professor Dawkins suggested Ahmed might have “wanted to be arrested”, and then further criticised the boy for claiming the clock was his “invention”. Though Dawkins did not dispute that his arrest was wrong, he strongly questioned …
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Brothers of Invention

When Marcus Weller asked his brother, Mitchell, to help with his start-up, Skully Systems, he didn’t expect that it would also bring his family closer together.
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Muslim student detained for invention resembling bomb

Muslim student detained for invention resembling bomb A high school freshman was detained by police after a teacher mistook his latest invention for a bomb. The Dallas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations believe the student was targeted …
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Remember What a Patent Is Supposed to Protect

Steve Malanga calls patents “dormant” when the invention claimed therein isn’t practiced by the patentee or patent owner (“States Move to Do-It-Yourself Patent Reform,” op-ed, Sept. 4). This is extremely misleading because patent law doesn’t …
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If you wear glasses, this Google invention may change your life

Google Glass may have been a dud but that doesn’t mean Google is done making our glasses smarter. Quartz draws our attention to a new patent awarded to Google this week that could potentially solve problems that have plagued people who wear glasses for …
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