The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), concluded in 1970, offered a means for inventors to safeguard their intellectual property in multiple countries with a single application. This global effort to streamline the process of achieving international intellectual property protection evidences the...

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. In the '90s, India's Information Technology (IT) industry learned to compensate for the country's weak infrastructure and developed competencies that helped it become a top global player. Now several industries, including IT, have learned to...

The effect of the dynamics of engineering outsourcing on the global economy is a discussion of keen interest in both business and public circles. Varying, inconsistent reporting of problematic, engineering graduation data has been used to fuel fears that America is losing its technolical edge....

Foreign national students have come to the United States to study in increasing numbers and participated in some of the most advanced academic research efforts to date, lending enormous brainpower to the development of technological and scientific innovations that benefitted America. The...