During the EU Patent Conference in Brussels, Belgian Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne praised ACT Chairman Mike Sax, highlighting Mike's decision to relocate to the United States in search of better intellectual property protections. As an entrepreneur and software developer born in Belgium, Mike was concerned that the patchwork of patent [...]
ACT's executive director, Morgan Reed, was quoted in today's USA Today story on Rosetta Stone's trademark suit against Google. ACT has filed an amicus brief in the case, contending that Google's advertising market is conducive to infringing and dilutive ads.
Microsoft announced its long-awaited Windows Phone 7 will ship soon and early reviews are favorable. Their official announcement came last week, but some have been testing out pre-release prototypes and can’t stop talking about it. Apple blogger John Gruber of the website Daring Fireball called the unit a "real, credible [...]
The Emmy Award Winning TV show Grey’s Anatomy featured ACT member company InterKnowlogy’s groundbreaking Multi-touch capable 3D digital anatomical image product suite in its latest episode. InterKnowlogy designed this three dimensional application suite to help with angiography, surgical, and anatomical procedures and research in the healthcare and life sciences industry. [...]
I never meant to cause you any trouble, I never meant to cause you any pain The opening lines of Purple Rain serve to sum up the challenges faced by innovative SMEs around the world, seeking to protect their investments with IP. At the Internet Governance Forum, no one means [...]