Innovation and Integration in Desktop Computing
Abstract Success in the computer desktop market is all about reading and responding to consumer demand. Although desktop competitors look at common clues for consumer preferences, they respond based on [...]
At&T and Verizon Wireless try to prevent mandatory resale of airwaves
The Seattle Times reports that “AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the two biggest U.S. mobile-phone companies, urged U.S. regulators to reject Google's proposal for the mandatory resale of some airwaves the [...]
Think About It: Copyright Owners Didn’t Ask For DOJ IP Bill
It comes as no surprise that the blogging community critical of the DMCA assumed the major copyright industries used their muscle to get the Department of Justice to propose a [...]
FLOSS Developers: Cheaper by the Dozen?
Are FLOSS developers the future promise of a competitive ICT sector in the EU because they are…cheaper? In Section 7.4, (Skills Development and Employment Generation) the EC’s FLOSS report argues [...]
Qualcomm in trouble for violating Broadcom’s patents
BusinessWeek.com reports that “[o]n May 29, Qualcomm was dealt yet another blow in its long-standing legal squabble with wireless world heavyweights, including chipmaker Broadcom and cell-phone maker Nokia. A federal [...]
British patent law stifles entrepreneurship and puts British inventors at a disadvantage
According to the Register, “[a] group of small British businesses has mounted a challenge to changes made by the Intellectual Property Office's (formerly known as the Patent Office) to the [...]