Upcoming Law Summit To Address IP Management, Enforcement
The 15th IP Law Summit, produced by Marcus Evans, is scheduled for 21-23 March in Colorado Springs, Colorado, US. Gathering corporate senior IP Counsel together with service providers, the Summit will...
View ArticleNew Textbook On Copyright Law For Librarians
Copyright for Librarians (CFL), an online open curriculum on copyright law, has launched a new textbook aimed at providing librarians in developing and transition countries with general information...
View ArticleUS Justice Department Reaches Settlement In E-Books Case
The United States Department of Justice today announced it has reached a settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, for allegedly conspiring with Apple Inc. to raise...
View ArticleIntellectual Ventures Sues Internet Providers For DSL Patent Infringement
Intellectual Ventures, a patent holding company, has filed a patent infringement suit against DSL providers AT&T, CenturyLink and Windstream Communications. Related Articles: Internet Providers,...
View ArticleReport Finds Average US Patent Cost US$ 374,000 In 2012
A new quarterly report on patent sales by technology shows that in 2012 the median price paid for issued US patents was US$ 221,000, while the average price paid was US$ 374,000. Related Articles: OECD...
View ArticleUSPTO Finalises Rules For ‘First-Inventor-To-File’ System Switch
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published final rules of practice implementing the "first-inventor-to-file" provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). This...
View ArticleObama Takes Swipe At Patent Trolls In Call For Further Reform
President Obama took aim yesterday at so-called patent trolls and said that further US patent reform is needed. He also called for a continued focus on protection of IP rights, but signalled a need for...
View ArticleConference Addresses Current Issues For Corporate IP Counsel
New York - A conference here this week aimed at corporate counsel for intellectual property addressed a range of issues of interest to that audience. Related Articles: World Congress Hosts 5th Annual...
View ArticleObama Announces Multi-Million Dollar Research Initiative To Study Human Brain
US President Obama today announced a broad new research initiative to map, explore, and better understand the human brain while finding ways to treat brain-related diseases. Related Articles: Obama...
View ArticleAustralian Pharmaceutical Patents Review Draft Report Critical Of Patent...
The Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Review yesterday issued its draft report, recommending that the Australian government reduce pharmaceutical patent extension terms and use estimated savings to...
View ArticleJoint Task Force Formed On Global Networked Media
Three media standards bodies have formed a Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) to define a strategy to develop a packet-based network infrastructure for the professional media industry. Related...
View ArticleUS Senate Committee Evaluates US Cyber Threat Response Efforts
Advanced cyber espionage tools are readily available for use by foreign governments and organised criminal groups to coordinate cyber attacks on US computer networks, a United States law enforcement...
View ArticleObama Administration Backs New Open Data Policy
US President Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order that requires federal agencies to make data publicly open in machine-readable formats, while appropriately safeguarding privacy,...
View ArticleWSIS Forum Addresses Future Of Information And Communication Technology
The 2013 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum opened today to address the future of information and communication technologies (ICT). This meeting of the WSIS Forum marks ten years...
View ArticleEuropean Commission To Develop Global Internet Policy Platform
The European Commission today announced plans for a Global Internet Policy Observatory (GIPO), an online platform to improve knowledge and participation on issues related to global internet...
View ArticleIndustry Report Calls For Fight Against Counterfeits In Free Trade Zones
A new report released today by the International Chamber of Commerce Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) calls for increased regulation in free trade zones to stop the...
View ArticleUNCTAD Figures Show Record World Trade In Creative Goods
Global exports of creative goods and services reached a record US$ 624 billion in 2011, according to the latest figures from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Such...
View ArticlePublishers Challenge Quality Of Open Educational Resources
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has published a paper that raises questions about the quality, sustainability, and public funding of Open Educational Resources (OER). Related Articles:...
View ArticleDespite Economic Growth, Africa Struggles To Meet All MDGs
Despite increased economic growth over the past decade, Africa will not reach some of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets set forth in 2000 by the United Nations, including halving poverty by...
View ArticleFinancial IP Exchange To Launch First Contract Offering In June
The Intellectual Property Exchange International Inc. (IPXI), the world’s first financial exchange that facilitates non-exclusive licensing and trading of IP rights, will start offering a licence...
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