Key Consumer Advocate Jumps To Microsoft; USPTO Official To Industry Group 11/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A top consumer advocate has joined the Microsoft Corporation to lobby for its interests in Brussels. Plus, changes at the top for a Washington IP industry association, and Japan’s patent office.
US Judge: US Patent Law Destabilising; ‘Right To Patent’ Under Attack 10/09/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch BOSTON – Patent law in the United States is in danger of becoming “highly destabilised” as well-funded competing interests try to vie for legislators’ ears in Washington, a federal judge said Tuesday. Speaking here to participants at the Harvard Law School Conference on Intellectual Property Law, the Hon. Paul R. Michel, chief circuit judge for the US Court of Appeals for the federal circuit, said such a disruption could have huge consequences for inventions, investment, property of individual companies, and economies.
The First-Ever Intellectual Property Watch Reader Survey 10/09/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment After 3 1/2 years of publishing articles and comments on IP policy it’s high time we at Intellectual Property Watch asked your views on our website and our products. Influence the news! Take this short, simple and totally confidential survey and let us know what you think! In case of technical problems with the link […]
Top IP-Owning Nations Claim Faster Patent Processing; Near Harmonisation Deal 10/09/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch BOSTON – Japan next month will roll out a new patent process which aims to examine a patent application anywhere from two weeks to one month from receipt of request. Meanwhile, the United States said patent harmonisation among top IP countries is near, and a client privilege treaty was discussed.
Can Non-Western Language Internet Addresses Solve The Digital Divide? The Case Of Arabic Language 09/09/2008 by Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Arab information technology experts have welcomed a recent development in internet governance that could allow the use of Arabic script website addresses, saying it will help to protect Arabic culture, remove the language barrier and reduce the digital and knowledge gap between the Arab world and the developed […]
Access To Knowledge Conference Begins Addressing New Challenges With New Ideas 09/09/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara A key conference on access to knowledge opened Monday, with veterans of the A2K movement mixed with many new faces and all participants hoping to find new ideas over the next few days, as they seek to clarify the best paths forward. “The great insight of this movement,” said Yale Law School […]
El siempre creciente “movimiento” de acceso a los conocimientos busca fortalecerse mediante la diversidad 08/09/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Kaitlin Mara La inclusión de un texto sobre el “acceso a los conocimientos” en un acuerdo sobre derechos de propiedad intelectual y desarrollo a finales del año pasado fue percibida por los partidarios de esta iniciativa como un gran éxito. Algunas propuestas, que hace unos años habrían sido consideradas como demasiado radicales, quedaron entonces […]
Symposium Calls For End Of Binary Discussion Of Rightsholders Versus Pirates 08/09/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch LINZ, AUSTRIA – Copyright discussion has become a simplistic binary debate of “pirates that steal everything” versus “rightsholders that want to protect everything,” warned Japanese entrepreneur, blogger and CEO of the Creative Commons Joichi Ito in his opening remarks for this year’s Ars Electronica Symposium in Linz, Austria. […]
Le mouvement grandissant en faveur de l’accès aux connaissances puise sa force dans la diversité 06/09/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Par Kaitlin Mara À la fin de l’année dernière, les partisans de l’« accès aux connaissances » ont vécu come une victoire l’insertion de dispositions sur le sujet dans un accord relatif aux droits de propriété intellectuelle et au développement. Une idée qui, il y a encore quelques années, aurait été jugée trop radicale venait […]
US Presidential Candidates Prioritise IP Issues But Diverge On Details 05/09/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The presidential election in the United States is getting down to the wire, with Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama being officially chosen as their parties’ nominees. The intellectual property community is taking particular note of what positions the candidates are taking on patent reform, copyright enforcement, internet neutrality, and a host of other issues. Both campaigns have a plethora of expertise in the form of law professors, patent lawyers, and others advising them, either informally or formally.