INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The low-end model, called OneBreath, was designed by a team of researchers led by Matthew Callaghan, MD, at Stanford Biodesign and aims to bridge, in part at least, the overriding global shortage of these critical medical devices, especially in developing countries.

Following is the full text of an open letter published by Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

The Treasury will remain intensely focused on correcting China's substantially undervalued yuan despite a decision not to name Beijing a currency manipulator, a senior Treasury official said on Thursday.

China used its regulatory powers to scour the books of Citibank Shanghai in a hostile and extraordinarily intrusive 2007 audit that appeared primarily aimed at controlling Citi's growth and uncovering its secrets to success, the bank's top China executive at the time told U.S. officials.

A possible management shake-up in the Microsoft camp is due to throw up senior product executives with engineering muscle at the top to tackle the might of Apple and Google in the smartphone, tablets and cloud domains.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Glu Mobile, Orexigen Therapeutics, Veeco Instruments, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, and InterDigital. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Yongye International, Kandi Technologies, China Agritech, and Cognizant Technology Solutions.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) seized several websites that were illegally streaming sporting events over the Internet.

Nuclear power and high speed rail will top the focus of China's plan to invest $1.5 trillion in seven key industries and shift the world's number two economy away from its role as a supplier of cheap goods, sources said.

Howrey is reportedly mulling a tie-up with Chicago-based intellectual property (IP) specialist Winston & Strawn and the top bosses of the two law firms are in discussions whether a merger would make sense.

China has no need to revalue its yuan currency for trade reasons, as export growth will slow to a still strong 10 percent this year and its surplus is set to contract by 2015, its trade chief said on Friday.

A top antitrust partner at Howrey is leaving the law firm, adding to the growing number of top lawyers who have quit the firm in recent months.

China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has sued Motorola to delay the sale of the latter's wireless infrastructure business to Nokia Siemens Networks. The lawsuit alleges that such a sale would possibly result in illegal transfer of Huawei's intellectual property.

Chinese President Hu Jintao headed home on Friday after a U.S. visit both sides declared a success, but which left questions over how the world's top two economic powers will manage future frictions.

China reiterated its commitment to a more flexible yuan and stronger enforcement of intellectual property rights during President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington, a top Treasury official said on Friday.

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY will ship to North American retailers on March 22, 2011.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday highlighted ways in which China is changing its policies that are likely to boost sales to the third largest U.S. trading partner.

Several U.S. business leaders will meet with Chinese chief executives in Washington during President Hu Jintao's visit next week, all seeking new deals to tap into economic growth in China.

Linklaters has played a lead role in advising private equity investment group Apax Partners on the $1.7 billion acquisition of the value-clothing retailer, Takko Holding GmbH from Advent International.

Howrey is struggling with its European intellectual property (IP) practice following the departure of its London-based managing partner Mark Hodgson, who has joined Field Fisher Waterhouse.

China must step up efforts to boost imports and push developed nations to allow more high-tech goods to be exported to the country, an assistant commerce minister said on Friday.

U.S. legislation pressing for a rise in the yuan currency looms as less of a threat for China on the eve of President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington, now that Republicans control one house of Congress.