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American inventor Louis E. Waterman is credited for developing and patenting the first modern fountain pen in 1884—one that could store ink inside and eliminate the need for a separate ink pot.

Even so, Pfizer—which had recently been fending off an activist investor as patents on key drugs expire and Covid revenue fades—still has time to decide it is better to negotiate than fight.

By squeezing margins, the tax discourages the use of expensive patented seeds and fertilizers.

Not only did immigrants author more patents, but Diamond’s study also found that immigrants improved innovation for U.S.-born collaborators, pushing them to be more creative.

Sales were interrupted after Medtronic asked the International Trade Commission to block the sale of the products over alleged patent infringements.