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How to Find a Good Patent Lawyer
Your great idea needs protection. Here's a guide to searching for a reputed and effective patent lawyer. Read more
Intel-Led Alliance to Invest $3.5 Billion in Tech Start-Ups
The chip company and 24 venture capital firms hope to spark innovation and prime the research and development pump. Read more
New NASA Policy Opens Up Space Market
With NASA's plans to privatize the launch of manned flights, companies -- including SpaceX -- are starting their engines. Read more
Inc. 500 Update: GATR Technologies in Haiti
This Huntsville, Alabama-based telecommunications company designs and produces inflatable satellite systems that can be quickly deployed for high-bandwidth c... View slideshow
MyCubi Strives to be the eBay of Services
Local business finder MyCubi allows small business contractors to bid on service jobs while narrowing their marketing focus. Read more
New York City Rewards Innovative Apps
How do you get over $4 million worth of innovation for a mere 20 grand? The company behind the NYC Big Apps Competition has the answer. Read more
How to File a Trademark
Protecting your business logo from creative theft is a crucial part of growing your brand. Here's how to file a trademark with the United States Federal Gove... Read more
Taking a Niche Brand Mainstream
Did it make sense for the founders of Mighty Leaf Tea to introduce their niche brand in large supermarkets amid a recession? Read more
How to Make Money From Distracted Driving
A look at companies that are creating text-blocking technology. Read more
Rounding Up Staff Ideas
More companies are using software to collect staff ideas. Read more
Saul Griffith's House of Cool Ideas
Other Lab founder Saul Griffith has made a fortune applying way-out mathematics to inventions large and small, including robotic kites, insulation inspired b... Read more
Innovation: The Ultimate Travel Accessory
Taking a trip to space? These are the gloves for you Read more
Using Crowdsourcing to Control Inventory
ModCloth's Be the Buyer program lets customers tell the company exactly what they want. Read more
iPad: A Funny Name, and a Trademark Dispute
Fujitsu claims a 2003 trademark application gives it dibs on the iPad name. Could the dispute prevent the tablet from shipping? Read more
McGraw-Hill CEO Lets Slip New Apple Tablet Details
In a CNBC interview on the eve of the hotly anticipated launch, a CEO appears to crack Apple's code of silence. Was it a gaffe or an intentional effort to bu... Read more
Apple Unveils the iPad
Finally putting an end to months of frenzied tablet rumors, CEO Steve Jobs revealed the sleek iPad at a press conference in San Francisco today. Here’s the... Read more
The 5 Weirdest Apple Tablet Rumors
In advance of Apple's big announcement tomorrow, rumors concerning a potential Apple tablet are bouncing around the Internet. Here is a look at five of them. Read more
30 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Business
Wading into the fast-moving flow of social media can be daunting to a small business owner with very little time on his hands. Here's Inc. 's comprehen... Read more
The Candyman's Saga to Hit the Big Screen
David Klein, the inventor of Jelly Belly jellybeans, talks about the new film Candyman , which documents his rise and fall. Read more
The Smartest Products of the Decade
These products revolutionized the way we spend our time -- technologically, culturally, and beyond. A look back at the decade that brought us the iPod, Netfl... Read more
The Dumbest Products of the Decade
The 2000s were a decade of great innovation. These products weren't part of it. Remembering Crocs, the Segway, and other comical wares that will keep us laug... Read more
The Smartest Products of the Decade
These products revolutionized the way we spend our time -- technologically, culturally, and beyond. A look back at the decade that brought us the iPod, Netfl... View slideshow
The Dumbest Products of the Decade
The 2000s were a decade of great innovation. These products weren't part of it. Remembering Crocs, the Segway, and other comical wares that will keep us laug... View slideshow
Hiring Tips from the Inc. 5000 Conference 
Tips on how to recruit great workers from BET founder Robert L. Johnson, Method co-founder Eric Ryan, and other successful CEOs. Watch video
The Great Leaders Series: David Sarnoff of NBC and RCA
Rather than fearing the disruption caused by new technology, David Sarnoff embraced it, building a broadcast empire first in radio and then in TV. Read more
How to Protect Your Trade Secrets
Advice for the small-business owner on protecting trademarks, writing nondisclosure agreements, and other tools for protecting intellectual property. Read more
Innovation: Giving Sight to the Blind
A retinal implant that uses video to let the blind see Read more
The 10 Most Creative Business Cards
A look at memorable business cards that feature origami, die cuts, and even stainless steel. View slideshow
Virtual Has Become Reality for Phone Apps
A technology once considered science fiction is creating a new market for start-ups. Read more
Scott Cook of Intuit on Product Innovation
The key, says Intuit's founder, is to get everyone involved Read more
The Connected Car
The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses. Read more
Innovation: A New Way to Fight Germs
Sharklet Technologies' Tony Brennan invented a sharkskin-like pattern that resists microbes. Read more
How to Sell Luxury Goods in a Bad Economy
How to keep consumers buying, even in a recession Read more
A Besieged Brewery Fights Back
Rock Art Brewery is embroiled in a trademark war with the beverage giant Hansen over the name of the brewery's Vermonster beer. Read more
