US Transition: Latest IP News Official Technology & Innovation Platform: Obama/Biden 23 October Kappos’ Early Days At USPTO: Many Changes, Few Funds 3 September Punke Nominated As WTO Ambassador; Stoll To Succeed Doll As US Patent Commissioner 29 July USPTO Nominee Kappos Appears To Clear First Senate Hurdle 29 July Rumoured New US Ambassador To UN In Geneva A Major Obama Fundraiser 27 May The Institute Of Medicine Of The National Academies Releases Report On “US Commitment to Global Health: Recommendations for the Public and Private Sectors” 18 March US Senate Approves Ron Kirk As Trade Representative [pdf] 14 March Margaret Hamburg Appointed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Business Lobby On IP, US Commerce Secretary Nominee 24 February Associated Press: Gary Locke, Former Governor of Washington, Likely Next Commerce Pick 13 February Washington Post: First Commentary On Gregg’s Withdrawal Judd Gregg Ends Bid for Commerce Secretary Job Position (New York Times) 9 February Iconic image of Obama sets off copyright law, Fair Use battle New Commerce Secretary Judd Gregg’s IP Record 30 January Susan Davies, Former Chief Counsel For IP On The Senate Judiciary Committee, Named Associate Counsel To Obama 27 January IP-Watch (for subscribers): Potential Names For Obama IP Team Swirl; WTO IP Chief “Imminent” Obama’s White House Policy On Copyright (credit to A2k@lists.essential.org) 12 January Center for American Progress Report: Patent Reform 101, An Inefficient System Slows the Innovation Economy 6 January CNet: Obama Taps RIAA Lawyer For Deputy Attorney General Computer & Communications Industry Association Recommendations for Patent and Trademark Office Transition [doc] Computer & Communications Industry Association Recommendations for National Institute of Standards and Technology [doc] Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Ideas for Reform of US Patent and Trademark Office [pdf] 26 December US IP Attachés Take Hard-Line Position On Overseas IP Enforcement Obama’s USTR choice won quick praise from the Motion Picture Association of America, US Chamber of Commerce and other IP industry groups. Reuters: Business in the dark on Obama trade pick 12 December US Technology, IP Industries Offer Policy Wish Lists For Obama 10 December Business Software Alliance, Other Software and Hardware Companies Send Letter To Obama Endorsing Chief Technology Officer Letter Text Available Here [pdf] 8 December Financial Times: Obama weighs putting the wisdom of crowds to work 2 December CNet: Obama’s attorney general pick: Good on privacy? Obama’s Transition Team Website, Change.gov, Under Creative Commons Licence 14 November IP-Watch: US Elections, Global Economy Are Major Challenges For US IP Association IP-Watch: Doll Is New Deputy At USPTO; More Changes On The Way Wired: Net Neutrality Advocates In Charge Of Obama Team Review of Federal Communications Commission Wired: Obama Team Taps Venture Capitalist And Tech Company Execs To Organize Transition 6 November IP-Watch: Who Will Advise Obama On IP? Let The Name Games Begin 5 November IP-Watch: Obama Victory Draws Quick Reactions From IP, Tech Communities McCain/Palin Campaign Platform on Technology and Innovation 31 October Berkman Center: The Risks Of A Digital Blindspot Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA): Information Technology Workers Prefer Obama, Unregulated Web; Mixed On IP Protection 20 October Lawrence Lessig in NY Times: Copyright and Politics Don’t Mix Annenberg Research Network on International Communication: Campaign 2008: USC Annenberg Technology and Media Policy Watch 16 October NY Times: If Elected, Rivals’ Visions Differ on Unleashing Innovation 15 October Wired Magazine: YouTube to McCain: You Made Your DMCA Bed, Lie in It 13 October McCain Campaign: “Overreaching Copyright” Silencing Political Speech on YouTube [pdf] 2 October PC Mag: Biden Versus Palin: The Tech Debate Telecommunications Industry Association: Quick Guide To Candidates’ Technology Platforms 29 September Universities Allied for Essential Medicines: Candidates Vow To Fight Against Neglected Diseases; Obama Campaign Promises To Ensure Low-Cost Drugs Available Candidates Give Their Views On ChinaObama On US-China Policy [pdf]McCain On US-China Policy [pdf] Science Debate 2008: Candidates Answer 14 Key Questions on Science and Innovation Policy 17 September Wired: Obama Campaign Reveals Science Advisors 11 September Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Report On Candidates’ Technology And Innovation Policies [pdf] 5 September IP-Watch:* US Presidential Candidates Prioritise IP Issues But Diverge On Details* Brand Protection Council: The IP Vote: McCain and Obama on Intellectual Property 29 August Intellectual Property Policy and the Presidential Election: A Discussion on its Future by Leading Policy Advisors to the Candidates 23 August CNET: Joe Biden’s pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record 30 May IP-Watch: US Presidential Campaign Officials Talk ‘IP Tsars’ and Network Neutrality 28 January IP-Watch: US Presidential Candidates Reveal Positions On Some IP Issues