Yearly Archives: 2014

US Patent System Inhibits Innovation, Study Says

A working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research measures the impact of U.S. patent law on innovation. Source: http://www.corpcounsel.com

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Know the Patent Specification Before Filing a Motion to Amend | JD Supra

Veeam Software Corp. v. Symantec Corp. – Addressing issues of claim construction and the requirements for a motion to amend, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and… Source: http://www.jdsupra.com

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Kazakhstan, Egypt mull cooperation issues – Trend.az

Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Trade Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour discussed the cooperation issues during a meeting in Astana on Oct.22. Source: en.trend.az

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Astana: Three strikes and you’re out – The Roar

Cycling: There’s something we can learn from baseball, and I don’t mean in finding new tricks for hiding needle marks. No, how about we borrow the ‘three strikes an Source: http://www.theroar.com.au

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Kazakhstan’s financial institutions banned from using Bitcoin. Finance. Tengrinews.kz

There is a tough national legislation to counteract money laundering and banks are not allowed to service transactions involving unidentified parties: Central Bank representative. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

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Kazakhstan, Chevron and the Oil Workers’ Plight – The Diplomat

A lack of culpability between company and state fuels workers’ rights suppression. Source: thediplomat.com

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Kazakhstan harvests sweet potato first time for South Korea – Tengrinews

Sweet potato was planted in three different regions of Kazakhstan in a pilot project for South Korea. First harvest has been obtained. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

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Appointment of new Defense Minister in Kazakhstan – reaction to crisis in … – Tengrinews

High-profile transfer of Imangali Tasmagambetov from his job as Mayor of Astana to the Defense Ministry has made people wonder. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

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No progress expected in Kazakhstan’s Caspian oil transportation system – Trend.az

Kazakhstan doesn’t expect progress in realization of the project for creation of the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System due to searches for oil transportation route alternatives to the Russian route,… Source: en.trend.az

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Kazakhstan’s GDP forecast for 2015-2019 lowered – AzerNews

Kazakhstan government lowered the forecast of the country’s GDP growth for 2015-2019, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with the reference to Kazakh minister Erbolat Dossaev. Source: http://www.azernews.az

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