Elon Musks Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is challenging a patent on which Amazon.com Inc.s Jeffrey P. Bezos is the lead inventor. <\/p>\n
At issue is patent 8,678,321, which was issued March 25. It covers the sea landing of space launch vehicles and is aimed at re-using rocket elements, instead of discarding them during flight as is usually done. <\/p>\n
According to the patent, a structure would be positioned in a body of water and the space launch vehicle would return to earth, landing tail-first on the structure. Re-using launch vehicles would make space travel cheaper. <\/p>\n
The patent was issued to Blue Origin LLC of Kent, Washington, a company established by Bezos. <\/p>\n
Space Exploration, of Hawthorne, California, said in its filing with the patent office that the technology in the patent is obvious and not new, making it ineligible for patent protection. The California company asked the office to take a second look at specific claims of the patent that it says are invalid. <\/p>\n
Startups in Australia Seek Adoption of Patent Box Tax Scheme <\/p>\n
Startup companies in Australia are advocating the adoption of a policy similar to the U.K.s patent box incentive, which lowers the tax rate on profit derived from patented products, Australias Financial Review reported. <\/p>\n
Australias Treasurer Joe Hockey has criticized the proposal, saying it could tear apart the collective tax base for individual advantage, according to the Financial Review. <\/p>\n
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Gonzaga University, a small liberal arts college in Spokane, Washington, prevailed in a trademark suit against the operators of a radio station and the operators of a bar, the Downtown Spokane Daiquiri Factory. <\/p>\n
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