European Commission Seeks Comments On Licensing For Tech Transfer 21/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Commission announced today that it is inviting comments on a proposal for new competition rules for the assessment of technology transfer agreements. Under the rules, a licensor permits a licensee to exploit patents, know-how or software for the production of goods and services, it said.
24 EU Members Sign Unified Patent Court Agreement 19/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Twenty-four members of the European Union today signed the unified patent court agreement in Brussels, including Italy.
Report On First Round Of Projects Of Seed Treaty Benefit-Sharing Fund 16/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture published a report providing financial and technical information on the first project portfolio of its Benefit-sharing Fund.
President Obama Calls For Dramatic Increase In R&D, Major Trade Deals 13/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment In the annual state of the union speech, newly re-elected US President Obama outlined numerous initiatives aimed at strengthening the United States inwardly, but he also kept his eye on international competitiveness. For instance, he called for a massive increase in research and development, as well as a focus on education and skills, manufacturing, science and innovation, and international trade agreements with Asia and Europe.
Texts Show Details Of EU Parliament Transparency Directive Vote 13/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Parliament last week overwhelmingly adopted a text on transparency that was said to improve conditions for generic medicines in the region. The voting documents are now available.
Report Finds Average US Patent Cost US$ 374,000 In 2012 12/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments 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.
UK Appoints IP Attaché To ASEAN Countries 12/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office has appointed its fourth IP attaché, this time to represent UK businesses in the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Intellectual Ventures Sues Internet Providers For DSL Patent Infringement 12/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Intellectual Ventures, a patent holding company, has filed a patent infringement suit against DSL providers AT&T, CenturyLink and Windstream Communications.
South Korea Inks Copyright Protection Deal With Vietnam 11/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Manila, Philippines – The Republic of Korea, or South Korea, has signed an agreement with Vietnam for stronger collaboration in the area of copyright protection. This reflects South Korea’s continuing and more aggressive campaign to protect its copyrighted works here in southeast Asia.
US Justice Department Reaches Settlement In E-Books Case 08/02/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 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 e-book prices.