America, in general, could stand to be substantially more open minded about the rest of the world. Source: http://www.forbes.com

Not all is well in the Eurasian Economic Union, but is it a trade war? Source: thediplomat.com

Preliminary results of weekend polls in Kazakhstan show long-ruling President Nursultan Nazarbayev confirming his incumbency with 97.7& of the vote. Source: http://www.wsj.com

A sprawling country estate nestled in the heart of Surrey which was seized from fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is accused of a £3.2billion fraud, has been sold for £25million. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Veteran Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, elected for a new five-year term over the weekend, on Wednesday reappointed loyalist Karim Masimov as prime minister, at a time when growth in the oi… Source: http://www.voanews.com

The Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) was signed on 19 February 2013 by 24 of the then 27 EU Member States. UK Intellectual Property Charles Russell Speechlys LLP 29 Apr 2015 Source: http://www.mondaq.com

MALVERN, Pa., & DALLAS, TX, April 28, 2015 — USA Technologies, Inc., a leader of wireless, cashless payment and M2M/IoT solutions for small-ticket, self-serve retailing industries and Chase Commerce Solutions, the global payment processing,… Source: http://www.vendingmarketwatch.com

Microsoft’s patent for “a wearable emotion detection feedback system” was filed in October 2012, and awarded earlier this week, according to a public filing by the U.S. patent office. Source: blogs.wsj.com

Lawyers and patent strategists see some benefits beyond just taking patents out of the hands of would-be trolls. Source: http://www.therecorder.com

If hyperlocal vendors are going to continue growing their networks of merchants willing to accept mobile payments, they’re going to have to find ways to get Source: streetfightmag.com