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'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full st…

The last 10 days have brought a string of patent wins for Nintendo. Yesterday, the company was granted US patent 12,409,387, ...
The Independent on MSN

Key Tesla invention faces ban over safety concerns

Key Tesla invention faces ban over safety concerns - Elon Musk pushed electric pop-out door handles to create a futuristic ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Museum of Failure honors doomed inventions in Washington D.C.

The Museum of Failure opens in Washington, D.C., showcasing over 150 products which flopped around the world, such as fish-flavored water for cats, Coke II and the DeLorean.
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Invention and innovation a brief history of hype and failure Vaclav Smil

1. Invention and innovation : a long history and modern infatuation -- 2. Inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable. Leaded gasoline ; DDT ; Chlorofluorocarbons -- 3. Inventions that were to ...