Patents and Inventions

By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: An office in the United States government has helped protect 1)the property rights of inventors for more than two-hundred years. Its job

英语笑话听力+文本：Industrial Spy 产业间谍

IndustrialSpy Tenmenappliedforajobasanindustrialspy. Theinterviewergaveeachmanasealedenvelope. Theywereorderedtodeliverittothefifthfloor. Onemansecretlydisobeyedandopenedhisenvelope. Itread ， You'retherightpersonforthisjob.Reporttothepersonneldepar

US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent

The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago. A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.

Ethiopian Industrial Park’s Expansion Opens Old Wounds

The small Ethiopian town of Dukem has some of the most fertile land in the country. It also is home to Ethiopias first industrial park. Dukem is part of a government-led push to turn the mostly agricultural country into Africas manufacturing center.

2006年VOA标准英语-Cholesterol Drug Patent Expiration Could Mean S

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Zocor report The 20-year patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, expired this past Friday, opening the door to competition from cheaper, generic versions of the popular drug. But some lawmake

VOA标准英语2013--Industrial Livestock Farms Linked to Staph

Industrial Livestock Farms Linked to Staph As economies grow in developing countries, more of them are adopting a Western-style diet. That means eating a lot more meat. As a result, the number of industrial or factory livestock farms has increased. B

美国国家公共电台 NPR Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have the story this morning of a patent - a very, very lucrative patent. DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is for a tool called CRISPR. Sounds like a kitchen instrument, doesn't it? But it's actually a high-tech gene-editing tool. INSKEE

Chinese Market for Industrial Robots to be Explored

China is soon expected to become the largest user of industrial robots. Robot manufacturers have dismissed worries that better technology will force lower-paid workers out of jobs. For more, here is our reporter Laiming. Amid talks of China's economi

2018年CRI 3D printing of casting pattern leads the industrial transformation in Ningxia

There are more than 26 thousands casting companies in China, accounting for half of all the global manufacturers of casting products. But the traditional method of handmaking castings is heavily reliant on human resources and energy, and can produce

Apple awarded broad patent on touch screen

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. has been awarded a long sought-after patent for touch screen functionality on portable devices, a set of exclusive rights expected to play into its current litigation against its counterparts in the mobil

Google to bid for Nortel patents

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. on Monday announced that it is bidding for patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in the bankruptcy auction for the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker. In a press release, the Toronto-based Nortel

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Obama Signs Patent Reform; Campaigns for Jobs Bill

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to speed the process of approving U.S. patents. The president says the new law is part of his initiative to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. President Obama visited a high school for science and

U.S. jury finds Samsung infringed Apple's patent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal court jury on Friday said it has found Samsung infringed six of Apple's patents and ordered it to pay more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in damages to Apple. The verdict was read in a U.S. district cour

China's Nov. industrial output rises 10.1 pct

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production growth continued to accelerate in November, indicating that the nation's economy is rebounding after seeing its lowest expansion pace in more than three years. China's value-added industrial o

China's industrial output growth accelerates in October

China's industrial output growth accelerates in October BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Industrial production growth continued to accelerate in October, presenting evidence that China's economy is picking up steam after seeing its lowest growth rate in m

China marks 20th anniversary of high-tech industrial park program

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of a national high-tech industrial park program concluded on Monday, attracting more than 20,000 visitors. Among the visitors were several senior officials, i

Microsoft reaches Android-related patent deal with LG

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Thursday announced a patent licensing agreement with LG Electronics covering the South Korean manufacturer's tablets, smartphones and other consumer devices running Google's Android or Chrome operating

VOA常速英语2008年-India, Pakistan Fight Over Patent for Kashmir P

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 11 February 2008 After disputing control of Kashmir for more than six decades, India and Pakistan are now engaged in a squabble over a patent for Kashmir Pashmina, a product experts say is the best of its kind. Shahnawaz Kh

2016年CRI Tianjin Summer Davos to Tackle Fourth Industrial Revolution

This year marks the 10th Summer Davos in China. Alternating each year between Tianjin and Dalian, this year's meeting will be hosted in Tianjin. The theme of the meeting is, The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Its Transformational Impact. The concep