Breaking the deadlock on EU patents
Editorial published at EUObserver. Contrary to what one might think, the idea of an EU patent is not the latest fashion. Negotiations started in the glorious 1970s, when we all [...]
At Long Last: Progress on a Unified European Patent
The European Parliament gave its consent on Tuesday for a common EU patent system using a seldom-used political procedure called enhanced cooperation to break 40 years of deadlock on the [...]
The IPEC’s Annual Report: Deterring Online Piracy and Counterfeiting via Cooperation, COICA, Special 301 and Legislation
Victoria Espinel, President Obama’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), has released her 2010 Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The Annual Report provides an overview of the Administration’s past and [...]
New Study Estimates that Copyright Piracy Accounts for Almost 25% of Global Internet Traffic
On Monday, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation hosted a panel discussion that focused on several new online-piracy-related studies, including the recent MarkMonitor study of online counterfeiting and piracy, and [...]
ACT Discusses Innovation in Europe
The AP just published a news story from Brussels featuring Dutch ACT member, Remi Caron, and president, Jonathan Zuck, discussing the importance of innovation in the European economy. Many in [...]
Can User Experience Be Beautiful? An Analysis Of Navigation In Portfolio Websites
This is a single image post - the only difference to the gallery post is that it only shows one image, not multiple. Will be resized to 620px width, any [...]