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Paice files complaint against VW Group with ITC alleging hybrid patent infringement

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and Kia Motors Corp, ending its legal action against those companies. When the companies were unable to reach a licensing agreement on subsequent patents, Paice was forced to pursue legal action in 2014. In December 2015, Paice reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Hyundai Motor Co.

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Can Wearables "Testify" Against Their Owners?

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But that next step Ross alluded to, of introducing data's admissibility—its authoritatively attested validity—is another story, in which every case could rest on betting how much legal fact finders, be they judges or laypeople on a jury, are expected to know about how wearables work and how accurate their information is. What happens then?

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future.

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

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Such apps can’t legally claim to treat or diagnose disease, at least in the United States. Digital footprints are pretty sticky these days,” says Katie Shilton , an associate professor at the University of Maryland focused on social-data science. Beyond users’ perception, maintaining true digital privacy is crucial.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! If you want one now, know that youll spend far more than theyll cost when mass-produced. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). current year and/or future year vintages). nationals and legal residents. quarterly). Allowance vintages to be auctioned (e.g.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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With the issue of what people will be allowed to drive in the future becoming yet another hot-button political issue, there’s little chance of the bill making it through Congress. Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles.