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		<title>$214 million &#8220;Dog ate my homework&#8221; handout in new patent law</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/09/16/214-million-dog-ate-my-homework-handout-in-new-patent-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many things wrong with the concept of patents. This handout to a politically connected law firm further demonstrates the error of claiming ownership of an idea. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/business/patent-bill-could-save-a-law-firm-millions.html Be Sociable, Share! Tweet]]></description>
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		<title>Patent for faster than light  antenna</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/02/10/patent-for-faster-than-light-antenna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This patent claims to transmit RF signals faster than light and those RF signals increase the growth of plants. Very interesting if real. http://www.google.com/patents?id=csYDAAAAEBAJ&#038;printsec=description&#038;zoom=4&#038;output=text FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to a new type of antenna for transmission and reception of RF signals. The present invention can be used to replace conventional antennas. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UserFriendly: US Court of Appeals Changes Meaning of Innovate</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2010/05/09/userfriendly-us-court-of-appeals-changes-meaning-of-innovate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Court of Appeals Changes Meaning of Innovate innovate a. noun To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time see monopolize Be Sociable, Share! Tweet]]></description>
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		<title>How to secure the IP created from a focus group?</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2009/03/04/how-to-secure-the-ip-created-from-a-focus-group/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2009/03/04/how-to-secure-the-ip-created-from-a-focus-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Securing intellectual property is a tricky problem. The growing trend towards open innovation methods makes it even more confusing. In reality what you&#8217;re trying to achieve is securing the value you can gather from the intellectual property. Noted security expert Bruce Schneier points out that the best security is in layers and intelligently handles failures. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revealing Emerging Expectations, the most important step of innovation.</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/02/12/revealing-emerging-expectations-the-most-important-step-of-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging expectations are the things customers will start to demand next. These are features, benefits, and values current products are missing but customers haven&#8217;t started demanding yet. When customers realize these desires can be met they will demand it from all future products. It&#8217;s essential to have something ready when that happens or you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes an Innovation System Complete?</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/02/11/what-makes-an-innovation-system-complete/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/02/11/what-makes-an-innovation-system-complete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation is more than creativity, it requires 7 steps and each step must satisfy 7 criteria. This video introduces the steps and criteria. In future posts I&#8217;ll explore some of the steps and criteria. For a free 19 page report detailing the criteria contact me and ask for, &#8220;What Makes an Innovation System Complete&#8221;. Related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation Is Predictable</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2007/06/27/innovation-is-predictable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right click and select Save As to download. Yesterday I was told, &#8220;Innovation isn&#8217;t predictable. If it was predictable then they would already be doing it.&#8221; That statement shows why most people can&#8217;t innovate. Every assumption was wrong. Innovation is Predictable. Innovation MUST BE Predictable. Innovation isn&#8217;t about new. Its about satisfying peoples unmet desires. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Abundance?</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2007/01/22/what-is-abundance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you work, purchase, or consume anything? If so this new understanding of Abundance effects you. &#8220;You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.&#8221; The character Inigo Montoya from the movie &#8220;Princess Bride&#8221; In 2000 I began a project to change the world. My partner in this [...]]]></description>
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