David Postolski News Today

According to 2023 UN data, Chinese inventors led in international patent applications for the second year running, posting some 14,000 more than the second-place US.

What value lies in trademarking a cocktail? It depends who you ask. Tropical Isle, a chain of bars in New Orleans, is the only place you can get a Hand Grenade®. There’s pride in the ubiquitous nature of the drink in the city. “Every single Hand Grenade you see littering the streets of New Orleans is from one company,” proclaims Tropical Isle’s website. The pristine sanctity of a Hand Grenade, which Tropical Isle describes as a “melon flavor drink” with “lots of liqueurs” and �...