The time to gather around the table with food, family and friends to share what we’re thankful for is almost upon us. Read More

A spark can trigger a life-changing idea for an inventor in a minute, and 60 seconds is all it takes for an inventor to make a huge mistake. In some extraordinary cases, perhaps both phenomena can occur in that same moment in time. Read More

’Tis the season for haunted houses, spooky masks, ghost stories, goblins and ghouls. But this year, we’re focusing on the sweeter side of the season’s festivities – the Halloween candy on the minds of trick-or-treaters everywhere. Read More

CEO and founder Nathan Myhrvold said, “Every great idea starts off as a spark. We live in a society that has been completely technologically transformed by ideas that worked out.” Our favorite links this month tell stories of inventors and inventions that embody that kind of transformation. Read More

The FTC has released its long-awaited Patent Assertion Entity (PAE) Activity Report. It is detailed, comprehensive and quite long – almost 270 pages! I apologize for the length of this blog posting, but a report five years in the making deserves more than passing attention. Read More