US major firms including Wal-Mart, Google, Morgan Stanley and Dell raised concerns regarding patent trolls and urged legislators to broaden US Patent and Trademark Office's scope of power in reviewing patents.
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Dolly Varden elects new heads, approves new provisions
In the company's latest shareholders meeteing, new officers were elected and new provisions were approved.
Moto X provides new options for consumers
Moto X, the phone from Google and Motorola, offers a new phone experience to its owners and users. Motorola is launching a new phone, billed as 'always listening' for the voice commands of its owner.
Rating and Investment Info Inc raises Philippines' credit ratings
The Japanese debt watcher raised the Philippines' credit ratings recently. Rating and Investment Information Inc, a debt watcher from Japan, recently upgraded the Philippines' credit outlook from "stable" to "positive" due to progressive changes in the country's fundamentals.
Don Perignon, other luxury wines invest in rural China
Luxury wine brands said they will be investing in China. Big names in the wine industry such as Chateau Lafite-Rothschild and Dom Perignon announced today that they will pursue investments in China's rural areas.
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A document seen by Reuters showed that Italian prosecutors are investigating JPMorgan in relation to their probe of Monte dei Paschi.
Facebook would launch a 15-minute ad video that would cost US$2.5 million per day for advertisers. Facebook planned to launch video ads into the news feeds of users that would last for 15 seconds.
The annual Lollapalooza held in Chicago's Grant Park is one of the most anticipated music festivals in the country.
US President Barack Obama proposed a plan that would satisfy both Democrats and Republicans alike. On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama proposed a plan called the "grand bargain for middle-class jobs".
The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation against Gulf Coast Funds Management's investment program.
BlackBerry began testing its BlackBerry Messenger services on Android and iOS devices. BlackberryOS. com reported that iPhone and Android users could already use the services of BlackBerry Messenger.
IBM Corp disclosed that the SEC is probing how the revenues of their cloud computing business is generated.
Former NCAA athletes scored a win against Electronic Arts as a federal appeals court rule rejected the company's attempt to quash their case for unauthorized use of images in the latter's video games.
Greg Oden, the top draft pick in 2007, bids a comeback with the NBA champions Miami Heat. Greg Oden, the former first round pick of the Portland Trailblazers in 2007, last played in an NBA game in the 2009-2010 season.
