Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has a Red Mango yogurt machine in his office. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been photographed clutching Pinkberry yogurt cups while ducking the paparazzi.

When medical device salesman John Thomas heard in late 2000 that there was a new doctor in Arkansas specializing in patients with ailing backs, he stopped by his office to see if the two could do a little business.

MANILA, Philippines--Despite recent strides made by the government and the private sector in combating piracy, the Philippines remains an intellectual property rights (IPR) hotspot in the region especially in terms of "optical media" and software.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The nation's biggest toy sellers, getting a jump on federal legislation, are requiring their suppliers to meet new standards that limit the amount of lead and other metals and compounds in toys and children's products.

Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken _ putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court. And Blaise Mouttet, a