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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Planet Money

When Patents Attack

Nathan Myhrvold, photographed in 2008

July 26, 2011 Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The answer involves a billionaire physicist, a 40-pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries.

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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Planet Money

Planet Money, Honey

Maria Bartiromo

May 4, 2010 A while back, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo trademarked her nickname: "Money Honey." There was talk of an educational show for kids, maybe a Web site. But she apparently lost interest in using the name, and she let the trademark lapse. Sensing the...

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