The Triangle Research Libraries Networks Intellectual Property Rights Strategy for Digitization of Modern Manuscript Collections and Archival Record Groups, January 2011 – Laura Clark Brown, Judy Ruttenberg, and Kevin L. Smith, J.D. “Curated online exhibits have dominated the manuscript and archival digitization projects of academic libraries. These exhibits typically present a small number of selected… Continue Reading
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2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement
2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, February 2011 “Over the last six months, we have heard repeated concerns about enforcement of patents and trade secrets, particularly in China. This year, DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have increased their investigations and prosecutions… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – The Risky Business of Information Sharing: Why You Need to Care About Copyright
The Risky Business of Information Sharing: Why You Need to Care About Copyright: Copyright is an essential tool in the spread of new ideas, and the workplace has become ground zero for infringement. Ask employees up and down the corporate hierarchy, and they’ll tell you that whisking information electronically to co-workers is integral to their… Continue Reading
FCC Grants Approval of Comcast-NBCU Transaction
News release: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission grantswith conditions and enforceable commitmentsapproval of the assignment and transfer of control of broadcast, satellite, and other radio licenses from General Electric Company (GE) to Comcast Corporation. The approval will allow GE and Comcast to create a joint venture involving NBC Universal, Inc. (NBCU) and Comcast. An Order… Continue Reading
Facilitating Access to Copyright Works for Visually Impaired Persons
Stakeholders’ Platform Launches Project to Facilitate Access by VIPs to Published Works: “An unprecedented initiative to facilitate access to published works by the visually impaired and the print disabled was announced on October 23, 2010, in New Delhi, India at the 5th meeting of WIPOs Stakeholders Platform. The Platform approved the launch on November 1,… Continue Reading
U.S., Participants Finalize Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Text
“Participants in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations announced today that they have finalized the text of the Agreement, after resolving the few issues that remained outstanding after the final round of negotiations in Tokyo…Participants in the negotiations include Australia, Canada, the European Union (EU) and its Member States, represented by the European Commission and… Continue Reading
FTC Names Edward W. Felten as Agency's Chief Technologist
News release: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz [November 4, 2010] announced the appointment of Edward W. Felten as the agencys first Chief Technologist. In his new position, Dr. Felten will advise the agency on evolving technology and policy issues. Dr. Felten is a professor of computer science and public affairs and founding director of… Continue Reading
Report – Patented in China II: The Present and Future State of Innovation in China
Patented in China II: The Present and Future State of Innovation in China, by Eve Y. Zhou, Ph.D., and Bob Stembridge – Thomson Reuters.October 2010. “Chinas economy has shifted focus, moving away from traditional agriculture and manufacturing toward innovation-oriented activities. Since Chinese economic reforms started in 1978, China has emerged from being a poor developing… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD Joint Cruise Missile Costs, Intellectual Property, Military Personnel and Domestic Abuse, Medicare Advantage
Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Reassess Joint Cruise Missile Costs before Starting New Production Phase, GAO-11-112, October 13, 2010 Intellectual Property: Agencies Progress in Implementing Recent Legislation, but Enhancements Could Improve Future Plans, GAO-11-39, October 13, 2010 Military Personnel: Sustained Leadership and Oversight Needed to Improve DOD’s Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Abuse, GAO-10-923, September… Continue Reading
FTC Puts Conditions on Coca-Cola's $12.3 Billion Acquisition of its Largest North American Bottler
“The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will require The Coca-Cola Company to restrict its access to confidential competitive business information of rival Dr Pepper Snapple Group as a condition for completing Coca-Colas proposed $12.3 billion acquisition of its largest North American bottler, which also distributes Dr Pepper Snapple carbonated soft drinks. Under a… Continue Reading
WIPO Launches New Database to Profile IP Case Studies
News release: “WIPO has launched IP Advantage, a new database which profiles the intellectual property (IP) experiences of inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, and researchers. This tool aims to promote a better understanding of how IP is created and protected, and how inventors, creators and society at large benefit from the IP system. The IP Advantage database… Continue Reading
USPTO Launches Data Visualization Center
“Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a beta version of the USPTO Data Visualization Center. This tool will give the public access to important data covering USPTO patent operations in a convenient dashboard format. The patents dashboard provides more refined pendency information than was previously available, as well as other critical indicators… Continue Reading
