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USPTO – Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy

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“Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are the principal means for establishing ownership rights to inventions and ideas, and provide a legal foundation by which intangible ideas and creations generate tangible benefits to businesses and employees. Intellectual property (IP) protection affects commerce throughout the economy by: providing incentives to invent and create; protecting innovators from unauthorized copying;… Continue Reading

Judge Chin Issues Opinion in Favor of Class Action Against Google Book Search

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Follow up to previous postings on the Google Book Search project litigation, this posting via The Public Index Blog, Class Certification Granted, by James Grimmelmann [Thursday, May 31, 2012] “Today, Judge Chin issued an opinion granting class certification. The Authors Guild lawsuit will proceed as a class action on behalf of: All persons residing in… Continue Reading

DOJ and Apple Tangle on eBook Antitrust Lawsuit

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Via FindLaw: “Apple has responded to the United States’ antitrust complaint arising out of supposed collusion between Apple and book publishers to fix the price of e-books appearing on Apple’s iBooks store. The tech company calls the complaint “fundamentally flawed,” arguing that Apple’s entry into the marketplace actually broke Amazon’s de facto monopoly on e-books.”… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Agency Operations, Aviation Safety, Medicaid, Missile Defense, PTO, USPS

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Agency Operations – Agencies Must Continue to Comply with Fiscal Laws Despite the Possibility of Sequestration, GAO-12-675T, Apr 25, 2012 Aviation Safety – FAA Is Taking Steps to Improve Data, but Challenges for Managing Safety Risks Remain, GAO-12-660T, Apr 25, 2012 Medicaid – Federal Oversight of Payments and Program Integrity Needs Improvement, GAO-12-674T, Apr 25,… Continue Reading

LLRX: SOPA’s Evil Twin Sister – CISPA

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Via LLRX.com – SOPA’s Evil Twin Sister – CISPA: Well known graphic artists Jake O’Neil and Spencer Belkofer created this infographic out of a sense of urgency to visualize the salient information with as many communities as possible. This bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, has not garnered the media coverage… Continue Reading

Two New CRS Reports on Hydraulic Fracturing

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Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Issues, Mary Tieman, Specialist in Environmental Policy; Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney – April 10, 2012: “Its application, along with horizontal drilling, for production of natural gas (methane) from coal beds, tight gas sands, and, more recently, from unconventional shale formations, has resulted in the marked expansion of estimated… Continue Reading

Microsoft Purchases Majority of AOL's Intellectual Property, Including Netscape Patents

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Ben Kersey: “Microsoft and AOL …signed a deal that would see MSFT pick up 800 of AOL’s patents for around $1 billion in cash. The deal is expected to close at the end of 2012, with Microsoft being able to leverage AOL’s remaining 300 patents under a non-exclusive license. As it turns out, there was… Continue Reading

The Google Art Project Expands Virtual Collection

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FAQ: “The Art Project is a collaboration between Google and 151 acclaimed art partners from across 40 countries. Using a combination of various Google technologies and expert information provided by our museum partners, we have created a unique online art experience. Users can explore a wide range of artworks at brushstroke level detail, take a… Continue Reading

Lawyers Sue Westlaw and Lexis Over Publication of Briefs

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Via WSJ Law Blog: “Two lawyers are taking on legal database providers Westlaw and LexisNexis with what appears to be a novel interpretation of copyright law. Edward L. White, a Oklahoma City, Okla., lawyer, and Kenneth Elan, claim WestLaw and LexisNexis have engaged in “unabashed wholesale copying of thousands of copyright-protected works created by, and… Continue Reading

Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey

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Business Use of Intellectual Property Protection Documented in NSF Survey by John E. Jankowski1, February 2012 “In today’s global economy, much of a business’s competitive advantage lies in the ability to protect and exploit exclusive rights over investments in intellectual property (IP) — that is, creative outcomes lacking physical substance but providing long-term benefits to… Continue Reading

Boycott Against Scientific Journal Publisher Gathering Supporters

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Wired Campus by Josh Fischman: “Elsevier, the global publishing company, is responsible for The Lancet, Cell, and about 2,000 other important journals; the iconic reference work Gray’s Anatomy, along with 20,000 other books—and one fed-up, award-winning mathematician. Timothy Gowers of the University of Cambridge, who won the Fields Medal for his research, has organized a… Continue Reading