Patent law must think hard about ‘traditional knowledge’
By ALLISON SINGH // When it comes to stealing from Long Island’s indigenous people, much of the focus has been on land – much less on the theft of intangibles…
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Embracing the past, seizing the future at Enzo Biochem
By TOM MARINER // Farmingdale’s Enzo Biochem has been a prescient predictor of biotechnology advances for nearly five decades – forever innovating, protecting and delivering the “right” bio products at…
LI braces for change after monumental Chevron decision
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Get ready, Long Island, for the impacts of the Supreme Court’s precedent-changing Loper Bright decision. The decision abandoned the court’s own Chevron doctrine, which stems…
One way or another, nonvoters will decide Election 2024
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Nov. 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in one of the closest and most influential elections in U.S….
Honeymoon phase: When dining fine, less is truly more
By ZELORY GREGLER // This just in from our Innovate North Atlantic Bureau: You eat too much. Sorry to be blunt. But two weeks in Iceland, Greenland and easternmost Canada…
As DWI fatalities soar, time for technological solutions
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Recently released surveillance video from June 28 shows an allegedly intoxicated driver purchasing booze from a liquor store just minutes before he crashed his Chevrolet…
Last call: Feds can fix booze guidance, but will they?
By TERRY LYNAM // Celebrating, grieving, alleviating stress, watching a ballgame, traveling, relaxing at home – there’s always a good reason to take a drink. Alcohol is imbedded in our…
AI needs some history lessons, for posterity’s sake
By ALLISON SINGH // As a lawyer, I’m not deeply concerned about artificial intelligence. But as someone who cares about history – especially Long Island history – I’m very concerned….
Decades later, HIA-LI is still making the industrial grade
By TOM MARINER // One of Long Island’s most powerful business organizations was originally sparked by a power outage. The HIA-LI launched after a 1978 blackout, which left many of…
New ideas needed as LI affordable-housing debate rages
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Single-family homes are the neglected stepchild in the affordable-housing debate. The lack of affordable housing cannot be solved by focusing solely on multifamily housing. Instead, housing…
Memo to food phonies: Shut your fat mouths
By TERRY LYNAM // With obesity rates surging across the nation and millions struggling with eating disorders, it’s clear that Americans have a very complicated relationship with food. There are…
Election fatigue: The struggle is real, and getting worse
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Thirty years ago – on June 17, 1994 – came the wildest day in the history of sports media. The New York Rangers had just…
Big diaper changes required as childcare costs soar
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // If there’s any truth to Mark Twain’s observation that “the only person who likes change is a baby with a wet diaper,” infants in Tennessee…
Full marks for Nassau on controversial trademark play
By ALLISON SINGH // Why would a county trademark a slogan? Some have been asking that question since Nassau County filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark…
Brilliant past, bright future power legacy LI machinist
By TOM MARINER // Last month, the new generation of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot walked onto the scene, heralding the rapidly growing robotics industry. Although it’s not directly their…