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Jersey Shore train wreck Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi tried to trademark her nickname, including for use in books, but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office already granted a fictional feline the rights back in 2004.

In July, TheStreet reported a story detailing how an intellectual property dispute between two Boston-area companies uncovered allegations that the CIA bought faulty software for its unmanned aerial weapons program.

A majority of U.S. women may be ill-prepared for retirement, lacking the financial know-how needed for a secure future.

iPath Dow Jones Copper Index ETN

, PowerShares DB Base Metals

and the iShares MSCI Chile Index

should benefit from high copper prices -- despite weakness in U.S. demand.