Inventors have several things to consider as America shifts from a first-to-invent country to a first-to-file a patent application system. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, signed into law Sept. 16, is being phased in, leaving many questions about how it ...

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Two Atlanta attorneys will be in Rochester on Thursday to talk about “The Effect of the America Invents Act on Small Businesses.” The lecture will be presented by J. Gibson Lanier, an associate in the Intellectual Property and Patent Group ...

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A “Talk on Patenting Biomarkers and Diagnostic Methods,” will be presented at 9 a.m. March 8 in the Class of ‘62 Auditorium at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave. The free program, open to ...

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University of Rochester President Joel Seligman, along with Gary Keith, vice president and regional economist at M&T Bank, were featured speakers at the Annual Economic Breakfast at Locust Hill Country Club on Wednesday. Both speakers identified Eastman Kodak Co.’s Chapter ...

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The Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester is creating a new Simon Leadership Fellows Program to provide leadership development through service to the community and the School. The program will be supported by full tuition scholarships and ...

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J. Gibson Lanier, an Atlanta patent attorney, will talk Nov. 3 about the basics of filing a patent and why the process is important for researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs. The program, “The Basics of the Patenting Process,” will run from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Class of ‘62 Auditorium ...

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The University of Rochester F.I.R.E. series will present a program on inventing from 9 to 10 a.m. Oct. 13 in the Class of ‘62 Auditorium. Dr. Kathryn Doyle, partner and chair of Riverside Law in Pennsylvania, will talk about the technology transfer process and when a researcher becomes an inventor and research yields an invention.

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The University of Rochester will construct a new five-story residence hall overlooking the Genesee River on Wilson Boulevard. Construction will begin in September. The 52,000-square-foot structure will complement Anderson and Wilder Towers and the Sage Arts Center, which are clustered ...

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The University of Rochester and the international law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati will present a free, one-day program Thursday. “Technology & Life Science Entrepreneurs Boot Camp,” will be offered ...

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After a non-jury trial, Monroe County Judge John DeMarco acquitted Daren Venable on Thursday of both murder and lesser manslaughter charges in the Jan. 15 slaying of fellow University of Rochester student Jeffrey Bordeaux Jr.

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A judge has ruled that a college student from New York City acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed a classmate at a fraternity party in Rochester. After a non-jury trial, Monroe County Judge John DeMarco acquitted Daren Venable ...

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Closing statements have begun in the murder trial of college student from New York City charged with fatally stabbing another student at a fraternity party in Rochester.

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