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• Competition is Fierce in The Crowded Coffee Market

  In Jacksonville and northeast Florida we have just about all of them—McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Dunkin Donuts; I am talking about the major franchises in the growing business of selling specialty coffee drinks. Recently, I posted…

• Burger King Facelift--It’s Required!

  Miami, Florida based burger franchisor Burger King, the second largest burger food chain in the United States, recently announced it plans to remodel and redesign its 12,000 restaurants worldwide. The 20/20 design—and no, that is…

• Big Profits and Big Losses

  Let's say you want to start a chain of restaurants in Florida using NBA star Dwyane Wade’s name as the name your restaurant, and at times, Wade will make personal appearances at the restaurant. Sounds…

• European Dismissal: Court Rules That Exclamation Points Can’t Be Registered

  The European Court of First Instance has denied a German clothing and perfume retailer’s bid to register an exclamation point as a trademark. Joop! applied for a trademark on an exclamation point logo, both in…

• Wake Up Call: New Technology Fights Driver Fatigue

  Effective Control Transport, a Montreal-based company, has developed a new system called Driver's Mate that monitors a driver’s level of alertness and takes corrective action if it falls below a predetermined baseline level. The device…

• Investment Firms Going Green to Make Green

  Venture capitalists are flocking to green-technology companies to get a cut of the action. Approximately $1.59 billion dollars have been sunk into environmentally-friendly corporations worldwide in the third quarter of 2009. These businesses are developing…

• Bad Omen: Jacksonville Jaguars May Start Playing Games in Orlando

  Desperate to draw in more ticket sales, the Jacksonville Jaguars are considering hosting games in Orlando in upcoming seasons. Jags owner Wayne Weaver is keen on expanding to Orlando and tapping into a population that…

• Hot H2O: Alaskan Inventor Frees Himself From Oil Dependence

  Bernie Karl, the proprietor of the Chena Hot Springs Resort outside Fairbanks, Alaska, has built a portable geothermal generator that he says can provide enough power for 250 houses. The self-proclaimed “imagineer’s” machine uses 165°F…

• Patent Regulations Rescinded

  In a move to “incentivize innovation,” the Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded former patent regulations that some said imposed undue restrictions on…

• RIAA Stops Infringing Bloggers

  Bloggers beware! Recently, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issued Google a take down notice for hosting websites that were either streaming or distributing music without authorization. Most, if not all, of the websites…