Bill on patent publication introduced by DeConcini
Senator Dennis DeConcini introduced legislation to publish patent applications 18 months after filing. Current practice keeps filings secret until grant. Hearing set for March 9 with support from Bruce Lehman while not endorsing specifics. Top patent holders include Mitsubishi US government Hitachi Toshiba IBM Canon Kodak GE Matsushita Motorola.
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Washington
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
DeConcicini
Bruce Lehman
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
George Washington University
DeConcini
Mitsubishi
Hitachi
Toshiba
IBM
Canon
Kodak
General Electric
Matsushita Electric Industrial
Motorola
Students debate ethics of dinosaur island project at Mesa school
Ninth grade science at Taylor Junior High in Mesa built a 3 by 3 foot replica of 11 cloned dinosaur islands using plywood Styrofoam and brown sugar. Students split on cloning benefits versus risks while EPA representatives reviewed the plan.
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Taylor Junior High School
Mesa
Kjersten Grubka
Audrey Cobb
Grubka
Island of
Arc’teryx
Rick Kupferer
Downtown Mesa Debates Vision Plan and Funding Tradeoffs
Mesa residents and officials debate the Downtown Vision plan calling for parks and youth involvement downtown while shifting funding from staff salaries to citywide parks and police protection. Critics urge careful study amid concerns about eminent domain, tax abatement ideas, and past planning missteps affecting Fiesta Mall and nearby centers.
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Straight
Mesa
Mesa Town Center Corp
MegaCorp
Downtown Vision Committee
Julie Pace
Mike Graves
Scottsdale rejects plan for new Falcon Field museum
City commissioners discuss funding to relocate the Champlin Museum to a larger Scottsdale site near the Valley tourism base. The rejected plan would have used $170,000 annual bed tax funds to build an 85,000 square foot facility on Scottsdale Thunderbird Road, with officials arguing the project could boost the economy.
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Falcon Field
Champlin
Mesa
Scottsdale
Thunderbird Roads
Bill Arthur
Doug Payne
Arthur
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