US Promotes Multilateral System Of Internet Governance In Geneva 24/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Betty King, United States Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, has declared US support for a multilateral system of internet governance and an open internet.
WIPO Goes To Bat For Trademark Owners At ICANN 16/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization has urged the organisation responsible for the internet domain name system to step back from revising its procedures for judging disputes about cybersquatting. WIPO said a 6 May letter that ICANN has not sufficiently taken trademark owners’ concerns into account.
Challenge To Apple’s EU Trademark On ‘App Store’ 16/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Several large technology companies such as Microsoft and Sony Ericsson have filed applications at the European Trademark Office seeking to invalidate Apple’s obtained rights to the trademarks ‘App Store’ and ‘Appstore.’
Sounding The Alarm: Return Of US Legislation Against Global “Rogue” Websites 15/05/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments Intellectual property rights holders, access to knowledge proponents, presumably online scam artists, and possibly governments and international organisations interested in internet governance heard the call of the introduction this week of the “Protect IP Act” in the US Senate. The bill is aimed at strengthening US law enforcement’s ability to stop international websites offering counterfeit goods or unauthorised copyrighted content.
New EU-Industry Agreement Against Counterfeits 15/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Commission recently signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting cooperation between rights holders and internet platforms in the fight against counterfeit products sold online.
Brazil’s Copyright Reform: Are We All Josef K.? 12/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 8 Comments Discussions are heating up as never before on Brazil’s copyright reform, and controversies involving the new administration as well as the collecting society (ECAD)’s alleged wrongdoings are jeopardising the last eight years of Lula’s administration, according to an updated timeline and analysis by Pedro Paranaguá.
US Senator Introduces ‘Do-Not-Track’ Legislation 09/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has announced he will introduce legislation that would allow consumers to control the collection and use of their personal information by online companies. The bill would include the possibility of enforcement action against non-complying companies.
US Gets Threatening Over ICANN’s New Internet Domain Plan 06/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments US Assistant Secretary for Commerce Larry Strickling said yesterday the Obama administration expects all issues to be resolved before the internet is opened to a large number of new top-level domains. And he hinted that the US might reconsider the special role of the internet coordination body if it does not comply.
EU Announces €600M Euro Plan For ‘Internet Of The Future’ 03/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment With the internet moving beyond connected computers to a new world of mobile-connected machines and objects, it is time to make the internet more capable of handling future data-streams, with increased accuracy, resiliency, and safety, the European Commission said today. In response, the Commission committed €300 million euros over 5 years, to be matched by European research, public sector and industry contributions, for innovation and helping European businesses and government find new internet solutions.
Ruling Against Google Could Affect Open Source Use 25/04/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A new ruling from Texas against Google found patent infringement in some of its use of open-source Linux code, a decision that could affect the use of Linux and other open source systems that build upon it, according to a news source.