US patents are given to Hyundai's "walking vehicle."

Hyundai Motor Group has taken the next step toward making its futuristic four-legged cars a reality by getting licenses for walking cars in the US.

According to the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, two patent applications for walking cars were published under the names of both...

Warren has requested that the United States Patent and Trademark Office investigate Keytruda from Merck.

Senator Elizabeth Warren of the United States recently wrote to the head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to express her concern that continued efforts to patent Merck & Co.'s (MRK.N) blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda may constitute an abuse of the patent system.

JAPAN PATENT OFFICE REJECTS TRADEMARK FOR INDIGENOUS ‘AINU’ PEOPLE

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• Japan Patent Office rejects trademark for indigenous ‘Ainu’ people.
• The application for "AINU" was filed in March 2020 for products such as smartphone cases and computer mice.
• The move by the individ...

WESTERN JAPAN MAN ARRESTED OVER POSSESION OF 1,500 ‘NEZUKO’ FIGURINES

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• Western Japan man arrested over possession of 1,500 ‘Nezuko’ figurines.
• The suspect stands accused of violating the Trademark Act and the Copyright Act.
• The suspect admitted to the allegations and mentioned th...

ONE OTA WARD RESIDENT ARRESTED FOR SELLING FAKE OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS MEDALS

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• One Ota Ward resident arrested for selling fake Olympics and Paralympics medals.
• The person is accused of violating the Trademark Act.
• The suspect sold 3 gold-medal replicas to a junior high school student and few others...

Washington DC's rhythmic African American underbelly

It's been for half a century Washington DC's rhythmic African American underbelly, as culturally important as New Orleans jazz, Nashville country music, or Memphis rock'n'roll.

And go-go, a drum-based fusion of jazz, rap and R&B, was rarely heard outside the bars, ch...