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Tech Industry Builds Lobbying Machine for Patent Fight (Washington Post) - Just about every industry you can think of has worried about, and lobbied on, legislation that would alter the way patents are enforced.

Mine Industry, Regulators Target Thieves (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - CHARLESTON W.Va. -- State safety officials and the mining industry are trying a different tack to combat the growing number of thefts from West Virginia coal mines: push prosecutors to throw the book at suspects.

Car industry is recovering, but still has long drive ahead (The Jakarta Post) - By all accounts, Indonesia's car industry has recovered from the crash triggered by the second fuel hike of September 2005. GAIKINDO, the national automotive manufacturers association, reported 41,470 units sold in August. If sales continue at that level, the recovery will seemingly be complete.

Business-jet industry continues to grow (The Arizona Republic) - Phoenix-based Honeywell expects industry to deliver 14,000 jets over the next decade.

Motor industry strike expected to end today (SABC News) - An agreement ending a crippling strike in the motor components industry is due to be signed in Randburg today. Labour union, Numsa, and the Retail Motor Industry reached a provisional agreement yesterday to end the strike.

INDIA'S CONSUMER DURABLES INDUSTRY MAY BE HIT BY RUPEE RISE (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Consumer Goods   The consumer durables industry fears that the plan to make India a global sourcing hub could be hindered in the wake of appreciating rupee and customs duty cut on finished products.

India's Consumer Durables Industry May Be Hit By Rupee Rise (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - The consumer durables industry fears that the plan to make India a global sourcing hub could be hindered in the wake of appreciating rupee and customs duty cut on finished products.

Things 'looking up for film industry' (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - The Australian film industry is entering a period of creativity and productivity after a decade in the doldrums, film critic Peter Thompson says.

INDIAN CONSUMER DURABLES INDUSTRY MAY BE HIT BY RUPEE RISE, DUTY CUT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Trade / foreign investment   The consumer durables industry fears that the plan to make India a global sourcing hub could be hindered in the wake of appreciating rupee and customs duty cut on finished products.

Seafood Industry: Minister’s decisions a mixed bag (Scoop.co.nz) - The New Zealand Seafood Industry Council sees the changes as a ‘mixed bag’ says New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Acting Chief Executive Alastair Macfarlane in response to Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton’s announced sustainability measures and other management controls for the new fishing year, which begins on 1 October 2007.