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

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-09-04

Two key Republican lawmakers who抳e been pushing for a military strike against Syria met today with President Obama at the White House, senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham emerging from the meeting to say they want Syria's government to be punis

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.

倒装句中的主谓一致

在副词here, there, now, then, up, down, in, out, away等、作状语或表语的介词短语或分词短语＋谓语动词＋主语的倒装结构中，谓语动词的数由动词后面的主语决定。如： On the wall hang two maps. 墙上挂着

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

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

TED演讲 :飞向海洋(5)

You see the larger wing area here. 你们可以看到这儿有面积更大的翅膀。 Also, clearly, it was such a powerful thing,we wanted to try and bring other people but we couldn't figure out how to do it. 而且，这还是件很有影响力的事

Daily English-2015年04月11日

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 疯狂就是重复做一件事，并期待不同的结果。(爱因斯坦) 图片1

经济学人87:制药企业 悬念

Business Drugmakers Cliffhanger 商业 制药企业 悬念 Big Pharma struggles to protect its blockbusters as they lose patent protection 大型制药企业艰难保护着专利失效的重磅炸弹药物 FOR some years the big drugmakers have been

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

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

自拍杆原来是老古董？

The selfie stick didn't always look like this. The original patent was filed all the way back in 1984, before cell phones were ubiquitous. Before the word selfie was even coined, let alone in the dictionary. The first selfie stick was neither as eleg

国务院发布十三五国家科技创新规划

China expects knowledge-intensive services to contribute 20 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, up from 15.6 percent in 2015, according to the five-year plan for the country's scientific and technological progress by 2020. 根据《十

学个词Learn a Word 第1396期　prescription

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中国专利年申请量连续五年居全球之首

For five years in a row, China has topped the world in patent applications, and it has been emerging as a dynamic engine of global innovation, reports Xinhua. 据新华社报道，中国连续五年位居世界专利申请之首，并已成为全球创

经济学人308:美国专利法改革 山上的巨魔

Business 商业报道 Patent reform in America 美国专利法改革 Trolls on the hill 山上的巨魔 Congress takes aim at patent abusers 国会瞄准了滥用专利权者 IN SCANDINAVIAN folklore trolls were dumpy with grotesque faces and uncontr

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