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Google’s Law, Working Paper (2007), by Greg Lastowka, Rutgers University, Assistant Professor of Law: “Google has become, for the majority of Americans, the index of choice for online information. Through dynamically generated results pages keyed to a near-infinite variety of search terms, Google steers our thoughts and our learning online. It tells us what words …
Follow up to September 6, 2007 posting, Backgrounder on H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, Bloomberg News report, House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners: “The House approved the most sweeping changes to United States patent law in more than half a century on Friday…The measure passed by the House would …
Innovation at Risk, a forthcoming book from Princeton University Press by James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer. The following content is currently available online: Synopisis If You Cant Tell the Boundaries, Then It Aint Property Abstract Patents and Software
Follow up to June 17, 2007 posting, USPTO Begins Pilot Program to Open Patent Examination Process for Online Public Participation, see Peer Review Starts for Software Patent Applications – IEEE Spectrum talks to the founder to Peer-to-Patent Beth Noveck.
Press release: “Peer-to-Patent, an initiative of New York Law Schools Institute for Information Law and Policy in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), began on Friday of last week. In an Official Gazette Notice published on June 6, 2007, the USPTO announced that this pilot program to test the value of …
Report of the USPTO Concerning the Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks that Include Design Elements: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has developed a plan to provide the public with access to United States trademark registrations that include design elements exclusively through its electronic search systems and through microfilm. Under the plan, …
Press release: E-Mail with Direct Link to Issued Trademark Office Actions and Appeal Briefs to Replace E-Mailed Office Actions/Appeal Briefs: “On or about May 26, 2007, the USPTO will notify applicants who have authorized e-mail communication with the USPTO of each issued Trademark Office action or Examining Attorney’s Appeal Brief by an e-mail message containing …
Antitrust Modernization Commission Report and Recommendations, April 2007. Full Report (540 pages) Press Release
USPTO press release from Jon Dudas: “I am pleased to release the United States Patent and Trademark Offices (USPTO) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2007 through 2012. This plan builds upon the record-breaking progress the USPTO made during fiscal year 2006 in the areas of quality,production, electronic filing and processing, teleworking, and hiring.” Strategic Plan …
An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law, March 16, 2007 “…Patent law jurisprudence is continually being developed through litigation over activities that allegedly infringe a patent holder’s rights. The losing party in these cases may appeal the district court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a …
Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered Word-Only Marks From Trademark Search Library in Arlington, VA – March 6, 2007 Federal Register.
Web Site Owners May Get Tougher to Find – Proposal could aid infringers on the Net, by Lynne Marek, The National Law Journal: ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – is considering a new policy that will allow domain name holders to keep their registration information private.” EPIC Supports Privacy for WHOIS …
