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Brinks Copyright Law Update

Mike — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:28:32 +0000

ANN ARBOR - Bradley Smith, an intellectual property attorney with the Ann Arbor office of Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, provides an update on copyright law. He’ll answer questions such as - What can someone copyright? What does a person need to do to get copyright protection? Who owns the copyright, the author or the author’s employer? How does a person enforce a copyright?

Michigan Energy Fair Recap

Mike — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:22:15 +0000

ONEKAMA - Jennifer Alverado, executive director of the Michigan Energy Fair, recaps the fourth annual Michigan Energy Fair held June 25-28 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama, a tiny town on the Lake Michigan coast south of Traverse City.

Azure Is The Color Of Green For Buses, Vans

Mike — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:19:29 +0000

ONEKAMA - Azure Dynamics has developed a series of hybrid powered electric buses, vans and other work vehicles that reduce greenhouse gases and improve fuel mileage. Azure, based in Southeast Michigan, displayed its vehicles at the Michigan Energy Fair.

GLEQ Grand Prize Winner - Kinetic Wave Power

Mike — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:00:20 +0000

EAST LANSING - Kinetic Wave Power, which has developed technology to generate electricity out of crashing waves in the ocean, was named the grand prize winner in the 2009 Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest business plan writing contest. Kinetic Wave Power won $25,000.

GLEQ New Business Idea Runner Up - Rate My Student Rental

Mike — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:57:40 +0000

EAST LANSING - RateMyStudentRental.Com, a web site for students to critique their rentals and landlords, was the runner up in the New Business Idea category of the 2009 Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest contest.

GLEQ Emerging Biz Runner Up - Lambert Technologies

Mike — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:54:40 +0000

EAST LANSING - Lambert Technologies, which has developed a coating that lets engineers and designers seee where the weak points are in parts under stress, was the runner up in the Emerging Business category for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest business-plan writing contest.

GLEQ Triple Winner - Advanced Battery Concepts

Mike — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:51:16 +0000

EAST LANSING - Advanced Battery Concepts was a triple winner in the 2009 Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest business-plan writing contest. The clean tech company won first place in the New Business Idea category, plus won the special Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing and Next Energy green business concept awards.

Brinks Patent Law Update

Mike — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:29:26 +0000

ANN ARBOR - John Lingl, an Intellectual Property law attorney with Brinks, Hofer, Gilson and Lione, discusses in this Brinks channel legal update what is patentable, how is that determination made, and what you need to write in your patent application.

Phil Powers Leading Agenda For Michigan Transformation

Mike — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:24:03 +0000

EAST LANSING - Phil Powers, former newspaper mogul, serial entrepreneur and angel investor, says Michigan’s political and policy system is broken. So now he’s leading the citizen agenda for Michigan’s transformation.

United Way Uses Technology To Help Needy

Mike — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:42:17 +0000

DETROIT - The United Way of Southeast Michigan expects to work with close to 400,000 needy people this year and they way the non profit charitable agency will do that is through the increased use of technology.