A new patent search tool developed by engineers at Michigan Technological University makes it easier to discover and track inactive patents. Many innovators and inventors feel they have squa... Read more
We want to thank everyone for your support and interest over the past 5 years. This is our 5th anniversary so it is time for a functionality upgrade. Innovation Toronto started out as a sup... Read more
The real story is more complicated Every successful modern e-gadget is a combination of components made by many makers. The story of how the transistor became the building block of modern ma... Read more
General Electric (GE) says that over 100 products have been brought to market since launching its Ecomagination project in 2005. Phase I of its latest Challenge has already resulted in 12 co... Read more
Over the years, we've pointed to tons of research, especially historical research, that shows that near total lack of evidence that patents have any causal relationship to increased innovati... Read more
Image by Goodimages via Flickr Silicon Valley is a mirror of what is happening in many locales . . . Shocker: We Still Suck When It Comes to High-Tech Education Ever since I’ve been in Silic... Read more
Plenty of studies have shown, over and over again, that in an emerging market, the last thing you want is patent protection. Read more
Image via Wikipedia Reading the news that General Motors and Chrysler are now lining up for another $20 billion or so in government aid — on top of the billions they’ve already received or r... Read more
Image via Wikipedia When the Federal Communications Commissionfirst approved the use of unlicensed bands of the airwaves decades ago, it began a revolution in consumer electronics — first in... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Dean Kamen is best known as the inventor of the Segway scooter. His career illustrates the difficulty of turning innovative ideas into reality “AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD today se... Read more