Introduced in 1959, the Xerox 914 could make 100,000 copies per month. The Smithsonian received this machine in 1985. National Museum of American History The story of the invention of the photocopy ...

When the Supreme Court hears Oil States v. Greene’s Energy, that a patent is private property affording the owner private property rights should be without question. In Oil States, the Supreme Court ...

Even within the walls of the World Trade Organization, the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement, or TRIPS, is a paradox and a freak: a temple to monopoly inside the church ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Nathan Myhrvold, the former chief technology officer of Microsoft and cofounder of the patent holdings company Intellectual Ventures, has a cutaway illustration of a “Type-Writing Machine” hanging in ...

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The Chinese theft of American intellectual property, according to a former NSA director, is the “greatest transfer of wealth in history,” likely costing the U.S. upward of $400 billion per year. “I’ve ...

Policymakers across the globe are attempting to vilify the same private companies that have been invaluable partners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. If these efforts are successful, it ...