Intellectual Property Law

"Norovirus" Makes It Into Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
The word "Norovirus" has been added to the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Its one of about 100 "new" words recognized by the folks at Merriam-Webster...

Visual Dictionary
Merriam-Webster have launched a Visual Dictionary The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work...

Blog is the Word of the Year
Reuters reports that 'Blog' Tops Dictionary's Words of the Year. "A four-letter term that came to symbolize the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops U...

Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2007
You can vote for the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year 2007 here. These are the five entries in the technology category:bloatwarenoun Computers software that takes up a large amount of memory but has, in proportion to the space it takes up, minimal functionality...

Kids Open Dictionary Builder
When I was a kid, the only dictionary around the house was a monumental hardcover my little brother used as a stool to reach the cookie jar. We hardly ever looked inside of it, and when we did, we couldn’t find any words used in the real world...

Verb Words
I'm always interested in words that relate to a particular area. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at words for book lovers. Now it's time to think of words about words. In this case, I'm concentrating on one particular Latin root, verbum, the Latin word for word...

Dirty Needles
Prompt HIV, Hepatitis Testing in Alberta

Moonshin Tattoo Parlour
Faces $20 Million Class Action Over Dirty Needles