In his essay, “Unpacking My Library,” philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote that “of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is generally regarded as the most praiseworthy method.” The same is true – even more so – for patents. John McBride, Norton Rose Fulbright While many firms recognize the value that patents can...

It was back in the 1970s that our outdoor columnist, the late George "Papa Hambone" Vukelich, authored a three-part series on renowned environmentalist and writer Sigurd Olson and his fight to protect the iconic Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from commercial encroachment. I was city editor back then, and Vukelich, who had long been drawn...

In brief U.S. prosecutors in Massachusetts have filed a civil forfeiture complaint targeting $3.4 million in USDT tied to an alleged investment scam. Investigators say victims were approached via “misdirected” texts and DMs, then steered into a fake ETH investment “backed by physical gold.” This is the latest in a series of civil forfeiture actions involving...