Follow up to September 6, 2007 posting, Backgrounder on H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, Bloomberg News report, House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners: “The House approved the most sweeping changes to United States patent law in more than half a century on Friday…The measure passed by the House would… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government Launched at University of Maryland
Press release: “The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the launching of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (CIPEG). CIPEG is a multidisciplinary research and educational center that focuses on the intersections between public policy and law, ethics, and trust as they affect the uses of… Continue Reading
Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation
Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A free resource from MIHR and PIPRA. [thanks to Warren Leary] From Pipra’s Blog: “Lita Nelsen, head of technology transfer for MIT and one of the editors of the two volume reference book, describes it as “the How-To manual for using the tool of IP.” It is… Continue Reading
Content Managment Technology Used for Online Video Copyright Infringement
WSJ free feature: Policing Web Video With ‘Fingerprints’ – Sharing Sites Say Technology Could Help Them Identify, Remove Unauthorized Clips: “Proponents of fingerprinting technology say it can help spot TV shows and films that are posted on video-sharing sites such as Google Inc.’s YouTube without their owners’ permission, so the sites can remove them or… Continue Reading
EU Intellectual Property Infringement Proposal Galvanizes Opposition Groups
Press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) European Office today announced a broad coalition aimed at fixing a poorly drafted intellectual property enforcement proposal that could make criminals of thousands of people in the European Union. The Second Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED2) — set for vote in the European Parliament early next week… Continue Reading
Corporate Data Loss Cost Calculator
Tech//404® Data Loss Cost Calculator: “Data loss resulting from network security breaches and identity theft has become a regular occurrence. While the number of affected records can vary widely in any given data loss scenario, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that the average number was roughly 99,000. For recent examples and media… Continue Reading
Antitrust Modernization Commission Report and Recommendations
Antitrust Modernization Commission Report and Recommendations, April 2007. Full Report (540 pages) Press Release Continue Reading
USPTO Report Finds Inadvertent Filesharing Threatens Personal, Government and Corporate Data
Press release: “…the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a report that concludes that the distributors of five popular filesharing programs repeatedly deployed features that they knew or should have known could cause users to share files inadvertently. The report, Filesharing Programs and “Technological Features to Induce Users to Share,… Continue Reading
Global Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative
“Counterfeiting and piracy costs U.S. companies between $200-$250 billion a year and roughly 750,000 jobs to date. Nearly all industries are being affected, from apparel and footwear, high-tech industrial goods, medicines, autos and auto parts, food and beverages, and cosmetics to copyrighted works, including entertainment and business software, movies, music, and books. The U.S. Chamber… Continue Reading
Collection of Recently Released CRS Reports
12/20/06 U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress 12/15/06 Incapacity of a Member of the Senate 12/15/06 U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005 12/12/06 The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Access to Medicines Controversy Continue Reading
GAO Identifies Factors Hampering Development of New Drug Applications
New Drug Development: Science, Business, Regulatory, and Intellectual Property Issues Cited as Hampering Drug Development Efforts, Full text GAO-07-49, and Highlights, November 17, 2006. “Recent scientific advances have raised expectations that an increasing number of new and innovative drugs would soon be developed to more effectively prevent, treat, and cure serious illnesses. However, industry analysts… Continue Reading
CA AG Announces Settlement with HP Over Pretexting
Press release: “Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced Hewlett-Packard (HP) will finance a new law enforcement fund to fight violations of privacy and intellectual property rights, and adopt corporate governance reforms, under a $14.5 million settlement that resolves allegations the firm used false pretenses or pretexting to unlawfully access phone records during its… Continue Reading
