Administration Seeks Overhaul of Patent System (New York Times)
The Bush administration wants to reform the nation?s patent system by requiring better information from inventors and allowing public scrutiny of applications....more...FDA Seeks Strictest Warning for Diabetes Drugs (iVillage Total Health)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked that two controversial type 2 diabetes drugs carry a "black box" warning on the potentially heightened risk of congestive heart failure in some patients....more... Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
On January 20, 1981, in his first inaugural address, Ronald Reagan told the nation: ''Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem.''...more... Administration Seeks Overhaul of Patent System (New York Times)
The goal is to improve the quality of patents, which should curb the rising wave of patent disputes and lawsuits, the director of the government's patent office said on Wednesday....more... Ballwin Police to increase enforcement of seat belt and car seat laws (Press Journal)
The Ballwin Police Department will take part May 25 through June 3 in the statewide "Click It or Ticket" campaign to enforce seat belt and child restraint laws for motorists and their passengers. Ballwin received a grant to take part in the national program from the Missouri Department of Transportation in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Missouri Safety ......more... ARNOLD: Bids accepted for Church Road improvements (Jefferson County Journal)
Eager to see the completion of Church Road improvements, Arnold officials continue to move forward with plans and construction involved in the project....more... Work to do (Los Alamos Monitor)
An independent review of the laboratory's groundwater protection activities released this morning will not be the last word in the ongoing conversation, but it did offer a foundation for future discussion....more... EPA halts library closures (Freedom Forum Online)
After releasing a plan in August 2006 that would restructure its library system and eliminate several locations, the Environmental Protection Agency has halted further closures of the libraries in response to heavy criticism from lawmakers and advocacy groups....more... After 30 Years, Law Firm Advertising Is Slow to Change (Law.com)
Thirty years ago the Supreme Court ruled that even lawyers were entitled to free speech. In those early days of attorney advertising, law firms created ads to demonstrate their unparalleled integrity and resourcefulness -- these days the ads are pretty much the same. Some of the sameness is due to ethics rules that rein in unfounded claims and hyperbole. But most of the advertising vanilla, say ......more... |