United States Patent 6,632,248, Customization of network documents by accessing customization information on a server computer using uniquie (note: the word unique is misspelled in the patent document itself) user identifiers. “The customization options may include a wide variety of information such as, for example, network addresses (e.g., URLs) of a user’s favorite sites, types… Continue Reading
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Upcoming Changes to IE
Microsoft Confirms Changes to Windows, IE in Wake of Lawsuit: “On Monday, Microsoft verified that it will be making what it calls “modest” changes to Windows and Internet Explorer (IE) to meet the requirements of a jury verdict against it in the Eolas patent infringement case.” Continue Reading
OCLC Sues NYC Hotel Over Classification System
AP reported yesterday that the non-profit Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated (OCLC) has filed a trademark infringement complaint (in the Southern District Court, District of Ohio, Eastern Division), against the Library Hotel, located in Manhattan. At issue is the hotel’s use of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (owned by OCLC) as a theme to identify… Continue Reading
USPTO Proposed Rule to Create Market-Driven IP System
From the USPTO: Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Notice of Proposed Rule Making) (12 Sep 2003) Continue Reading
New Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Guide Online
From the The Berkman Center for Internet & Society: “UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) Opinion Guide summarizes opinions of the UDRP panelists on various issues. In addition to questions about procedures, the Guide looks at elements necessary to establish trademark rights, what activities constitute “bad faith” and the nature of legltimate interests. The… Continue Reading
Enhancing Patent and Trademark Quality
From the July 24, 2003 Oversight hearing on “Patent Quality Improvement”, this recently released Final Serial #38, 39 pages in pdf, includes the opening statements, testimony and prepared witness statements. Continue Reading
Patent Issued for Controlling Access to Internet Sites
A new patent, 6,606,659, “System and Method for Controlling Access to Internet Sites,” has been granted to Websense Inc., as reported via this press release, which indicates that the technology involved “allows organizations to optimize their employees’ use of the Internet via administrative options that enable control over what Web sites may be accessed, at… Continue Reading
District Court Rules in Favor of Pop-Up Ads
Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, of the US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia released a decision on September 5 that stated “Alas, we computer users must endure pop-up advertising,” in the case of U-Haul International, Inc., v. WhenU.com, Inc., et al., Civ. Act. No.03-1469-A. Partial summary judgment had already been granted on June 23 against… Continue Reading
In Wake of Patent Ruling, Microsoft Plans Changes to IE
IE Patent Loss Aftershocks Reverberate. This article indicates that in the wake of the recent $521 milllion patent verdict against Microsoft, the company will make unspecified changes to its IE browser. Continue Reading
Pop-Up Ads Raise Privacy Issues
Cryptome.org has a free link to this informative WSJ article from August 27, “A New Battleground In Web Privacy War: Ads That Can Snoop -Software Programs Track Where Users Go On Net, Then Target Them With Pop-Ups.” Although certainly not a new story, it is nevertheless worth reading as it succinctly addresses privacy, copyright and… Continue Reading
Web Search Services and Trademark Infringement
Internet Search Companies Could Face Fight on Ads: “Some of the biggest Internet search services (Google and Overture) could be setting the stage for a legal battle with companies that object to the way these sites are using their trademarks.” (thanks Donna) Continue Reading
New Study Addresses Rights of Digital Copyright Holders and Consumers
GartnerG2 and The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School released a study, Copyright and Digital Media in a Post-Napster World (46 pages, pdf), which addresses: “the issues surrounding the current digital media ecosystem, including the legal and regulatory developments regarding copyright and related intellectual property issues; business models upset by digital… Continue Reading
