The act was originally created to prevent hostile takeovers of Michigan companies.
Loyalty Life is a Michigan company that markets life insurance products through independent agents.
The first-of-its-kind regional office would help speed the processing of patent applications, helping Michigan companies and inventors get their innovations to market more quickly.
Reflecting the state's leadership in clean energy manufacturing, Michigan companies and institutions are receiving the largest share of grant funding of any state.
The petition was submitted by Kalsec, a Michigan company that sells natural products to slow the browning of meat.
Two recent account changes involve Michigan companies.
He explained that a lawsuit brought by a Michigan company had delayed the state's bid to replace the emissions analyzers currently used.
A Michigan company also is studying prospects for manufacturing auto parts in the park, he said.
This week, a Michigan company won patent approval for lenses that the company says embody the best qualities of both kinds of material.
The service, provided by Sea Dentist, a Michigan company, is meant primarily for the ship's crew, but passengers can be treated as well.