The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Wednesday it is extending a green technology incentive program aimed at spurring continued innovation in the renewable energy industry.

In an effort to expand its global operations, General Electric has announced plans to invest $2 billion to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and partner development in China.

In response to recent reports on internet neutrality put forth by the Federal Communications Commission, the Internet Innovation Alliance - a business and nonprofit coalition advocating open broadband access - released a statement pleading the FCC and the U.S. government to adopt necessary measures to ensure the continuation of widespread unbiased internet service.

Google and the U.K. government provided an outline Thursday to turn London's East End into a hub of technological innovation meant to rival Silicon Valley in California. Google announced in a separate statement that the tech and software giant will open up a training and development center in the blossoming London neighborhood.

Spending on research and development among the world's top investors in innovation dropped in 2009 for the first time in 13 years, according to a new study by the consulting firm Booz & Company. Among the 1,000 global companies that consistently spend the most on innovation research and development, total investment dropped 3.5 percent to $503 billion in 2009.

CEOs from a number of leading American corporations jointly confirmed Sunday the need for the U.S. to invest in education and innovation in order for the country to remain a worldwide market competitor.

Patent authorities in the U.S. and Europe have partnered up to fuse their patent classification systems under the European standard, with the intent of simplifying the process by which patents are registered from different regions.

Digital security firm Gemalto announced Monday it has filed suit against Google, HTC, Motorola and Samsung over allegations that they had used technologies patented by the French company for the Android smartphone operating system.

The U.S. Chamber's Global Intellectual Property Center announced Friday it is joining a coalition of more than 40 companies in signing the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeit Act. The signatories of a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy implore Congress to take substantial action before the convening of the 111th Congress.

Solutions for Small Business, a coalition of top cable providers, announced Wednesday plans for a webcast that will advise small business owners on how to best protect themselves from malicious emails, cyber attacks and data theft.