How The “Machine-Or-Transformation” Test In Bilski Is Failing 16/10/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments Charles Macedo and Norajean McCaffrey write that in the upcoming Supreme Court case on the Bilksi “machine-or-transformation” test, the Federal Circuit departed from Supreme Court precedent, and they suggest how to put the law of patent-eligible subject matter back on track.
Biotech Legislative Agenda: Healthcare, Energy, Patents And Capital 05/10/2009 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Congress and biotechnology industry are currently focused on healthcare reform, but biotech is also looking to the future at energy reform, patent reform and other intellectual property-related legislative priorities still on its agenda.
US Industry Campaign: IP Needed To Address Climate Change, Economy 02/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Intellectual property rights are a key to innovation, the mitigation of climate change, an incentive to spur the economy and a creator of jobs, according to participants in several recent industry events and activities.
Global Oversight For Internet; US Role In Core Infrastructure Unchanged 01/10/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments A mere “affirmation of commitments” (AoC) between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce has replaced the decade-old joint project agreement in place in different forms since ICANN started technical coordination of names and numbers on the net in 1998.
Regulators’ Role Seen Rising As E-Content Tied To Devices 29/09/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments When Amazon.com remotely deleted George Orwell’s “1984″ and “Animal Farm” from its Kindle e-books, it stirred up a hornet’s nest of complaints about privacy, the potential erosion of copyright users’ rights and censorship. Is the shift to “tethered devices” a real cause for concern or much ado about nothing?
ICANN’s New US Contract And New Top Level Domains – It’s Not Over 29/09/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments With a day to go before the joint project agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce (DoC) is set to expire, calls for continuous US oversight role have been reiterated by US politicians and private-sector representatives who reason that this oversight is especially needed in the face of the planned introduction of new internet top-level domains like .shop.
US Acts To Preserve Internet Neutrality; European Debate Heats Up 24/09/2009 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment As the United States is moving to ensure that internet (net) neutrality is preserved in that country, some are hoping other regions of the world will take notice, particularly the European Union.
Opposition To Aspects Of Google Book Project Settlement Mounts 18/09/2009 by Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Google’s court settlement in the United States that could allow the search engine giant to sell scanned books online is increasingly coming under fire prior to the final hearing in the matter next month. Government entities and groups in the United States and in Europe that oppose the settlement could, at the very least, temporarily derail Google Book Search, according to sources.
Brimelow Stresses Need For Better Patent System; Discusses Harmonisation 17/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The way the patent system is currently structured rewards slowness and low quality, but the needed changes will have to include a new revenue model, a top European patent official said today.
Will KSR‘s Effect On Small Molecule Patents Be Limited? 14/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Four recent Federal Circuit decisions suggest that small molecules are special and may be relatively unaffected by the US Supreme Court KSR decision, write Photon Rao and George Best.