EU Parliament Seminar Looks At Risks Of Outsourcing Policing Of Internet 08/12/2011 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Self-regulation and its potential pitfalls when it comes to circumvention of due process by pushing enforcement to intermediaries was the subject of a seminar held in Brussels today (7 December).
America Invents Act Forges Ahead; Concerns Remain About First-To-File, Other Provisions 06/12/2011 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment WASHINGTON, DC – The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is charging full-steam ahead in implementing the American Invents Act (AIA), but some are warning that the trademark first-to-file provision and other elements may do more harm than good to the patent system.
Brussels IP Week: Key Debates, Opportunities In Global IP, Innovation 01/12/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A four-day conference in Brussels next week involving numerous high-level decision-makers in intellectual property policy and practice will bring out the latest thinking on IP rights as a boost to innovation in Europe and around the world. There will be a special focus on open innovation, IP in industry, IP strategies, and IP in the largest emerging economies.
Philippines: IP Office Cannot Issue Injunctions On Counterfeit Claims 01/12/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Philippines Justice Secretary has issued an opinion that an agency cannot issue an injunction against an alleged counterfeiter as the complainant must be an actual party with an interest in the case.
EU Picks Up Pace On Copyright Licensing, Private Copying, Unitary Patent 30/11/2011 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment European efforts to resolve three vexing intellectual property issues – copyright licensing, private copying levies and a unified system for granting and litigating patents – are gaining pace in the public and private sectors and could bear fruit next year.
India: Novartis Hearing Postponed To February 30/11/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Supreme Court in New Delhi has postponed the Novartis v. Union of India hearing. The case will now be heard on 28 February 2012.
European Court Of Justice Rules Out Mandatory Filtering Systems At Intermediaries 25/11/2011 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment In what is seen by many as a landmark decision, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg on Thursday ruled that an injunction obliging an internet service provider to install a filtering system to prevent peer-to-peer copyright violations on its network would violate European law.
US, China Hold High-Level Talks On IP Policy 21/11/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States and China made notable progress on a range of intellectual property policy issues in cabinet-level meetings ending today, according to the US government.
EU’s Kroes Calls For New Thinking On Copyright System 21/11/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has issued a call for new thinking beyond old business models as a way to incentivize creativity in Europe.
Filtering and Blocking Closer To The Core Of The Internet? 20/11/2011 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments With protests against draft US legislation like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act ongoing and the European Parliament voting on 17 November for a resolution to request that the United States should be “refraining from unilateral measures to revoke IP addresses or domain names,” politicians are talking a lot about technology for the internet domain name system. But at the same time, engineers are getting more political and are intensively discussing technology providing the tools for blocking – by governments and private parties.