One of the most eagerly watched cases pending before the Supreme Court is Bilski v. Kappos, which will profoundly shape the scope of patent law. At issue: Where does the boundary lay between abstract ideas that are in the public domain, and "new and useful processes" that can be patented?
Google has responded to Apple's lawsuit against phone maker HTC with support for the maker of its smartphones. While not yet a target of Apple's litigation, Google is no doubt the intended target in a war that may yet escalate.
He's young, charismatic, innovative and has got heart. At least that's the impression GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty gives to the outside world. GSK is allowing free access to its library of 13,500 potential malaria treatments. Is he genuinely a do-gooder or just good at PR?
