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2 March – Five Stories You Need to Read

In an article on the European Commission’s latest actions against Microsoft, internetnews.com reports that “[a]t least one prominent European jurist said Microsoft may be the victim of anti-American bias.” According to CNetNews.com, “[t]he Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:35-05:00March 2nd, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

1 March – Five Stories You Need to Read

There is an interesting post on IP on Matusow’s blog today.  The post mentions a study by U.C. Berkeley Professor of Law and Technology Robert Merges which "found that even after 10-plus years of software patenting 1) the software industry remains far less concentrated than the average American industry; 2) [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:35-05:00March 1st, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

28 February – Five Stories You Need to Read

ZDNet has an interesting article on Jon Dudas’ view of the patent system.  Speaking at the Tech Policy Summit in San Jose, Dudas, who is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), said that the “system is not broken, just [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:35-05:00February 28th, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

27 February – Five Stories You Need to Read

CNetNews.com reports that Google threatened to blacklist a top semiconductor industry analyst’s Web sites when he complained about a new site of his not showing up in search results.  In reaction, Dan Hutchinson, chief executive of VLSI research, remarked that Google is “showing all the signs of a monopolist trying [...]

By |2007-02-27T17:05:39-05:00February 27th, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|
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