There is no separatist rebellion in northern regions, but ethnic Russians, who make up more than a fifth of country’s population, feeling increasingly insecure Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.voanews.com

With less than two weeks until the launch of ExoMars 2016, preparations are proceeding well and the spacecraft composite has now been encapsulated within the launcher fairing at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Sourced through Scoop.it from: phys.org

Patent law reform continued yesterday, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. and Stryker… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.lexology.com

The Senate Small Business Committee hearing focused on recent changes to the U.S. patent system and their effects on small businesses and patent owners. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

Many ignore the patent policy wars, thinking that no one will believe patent critics or that someone else will defeat them. That’s a serious mistake. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

Patents, including utility and design patents, are a key IP Right that Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies should focus on during product development. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com

Fortunes have reversed again in the long, long, long-running patent litigation between Apple and Samsung. The Federal… – Intellectual Property Law Sourced through Scoop.it from: blogs.findlaw.com

Thanks to services like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, we’re inching ever so closer to a world where won’t necessarily need to always have our wallets handy in order to pay for goods or services. Sourced through Scoop.it from: bgr.com

Mobile payments made at the point-of-sale in the US will increase 54% in 2016 compared to 2015, with continued growth expected through 2019, according to a research from Packaged Facts. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thepaypers.com

The future of mobile payments could be Hands Free, at least that’s what Google is hoping as it tests a new platform. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.siliconrepublic.com