TechFlash: Microsoft's top IP lawyer resigns; Small county lures big tech

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Microsoft's top IP lawyer leaves for Perkins Coie, UW Microsoft's top IP attorney has resigned for new roles. Here's why: This county is one-sixth Seattle's size. Here's why Microsoft, Yahoo, CenturyLink are all expanding there "We're in this renaissance," Grant County PUD spokesperson Thomas Stredwick said. "We're seeing diverse industry expand in the county and – with all this growth knocking on our door – we're having to come up with unique ways to manage it." Seattle ranks 11th in U.S. for entrepreneurship, innovation The Emerald City took 11th place in a new ranking of U.S. cities by how much they foster innovation economies. UW, Chinese genomics group forge new partnership to advance biomedical research The University of Washington School of Medicine and China's BGI have agreed to develop a joint institute. React Mobile eyes $1M to develop, market its safety alert products Seattle startup React Mobile is looking to raise $1 million in its Series A round to support the development of its safety alert platform. Inside Boeing's plan to tap workers' competitive drive to fight off Airbus New incentives and a process to share more information with workers has pulled Boeing into better alignment to compete, said Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner. Boeing has just 12 of its 'Terrible Teen' 787 Dreamliners left to deliver Boeing has just a dozen early Dreamliners yet to deliver. Who's raising: Fexy Media, Sirqul A digital media company based around the kitchen table, a startup that works with cloud companies and a stealthy audio tech company are among Puget Sound area ventures funded in recent rounds. Boeing works on 8th tanker, on track to deliver 18 by August 2017 The troubled KC-46 tanker program is moving forward after a decade of delays. People in Research: Moon landing inspired her to chase diabetes cure Dr. Cara Greenbaum says there is a "crying need" to find a way to help people with type 1 diabetes and she is working at the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason to do just that. National Tech News Tech company dealmakers see sick M&A, IPO market sticking around Alphabet shares slide on report FTC is again looking into Google search Wal-Mart's new shipping plan could hit FedEx

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