UALR and the Arkansas State Library will host a patent workshop Aug. 7-8; one entrepreneurial boot camp focuses on women and minorities, and a Little Rock startup gets good marks in penmanship.

A trip around the entrepreneurial horn provides looks at the new proof-of-concept lab at the UA’s research park, and the Tri-State Governor’s Cup and a couple of “major” announcements from IA clients on Wednesday.

Patent law. Two words that strike fear into most mortals’ very souls. Right up there with the likes of “tax audit” and “annual review.” Maybe even “prostate exam.”

This time, we took all U.S. patents issued in May, and broke them down by state, territory or U.S. possession.