The Economist has a great article on why innovative European companies, particularly small and medium-sized ones, need a single patent office and a unified court system for defending their inventions. The article even quotes a couple of ACT's European members.According to a recent paper, “Lost property: The European patent system [...]
A clown, a rabbit, and the Pope walk into a bar. Which one is against IP? OK, that’s putting it sort of harshly. And maybe it’s not even something that I should joke about. But the Pope did issue (is that the right word?) a cyclical last week in which [...]
Today’s tough economy creates fiscal pressures for state and federal government budgets. Resourceful policymakers are increasingly looking for ways to reduce or at least maximize their information technology (IT) spending, and utilizing free software and services is one possible direction. But what does “free” really mean?
Yesterday the Supreme Court declined to hear the television and movie producers' appeal from a Second Circuit decision which held that Cablevision's new Remote Server DVR did not violate copyright law. This case is a complex copyright case and it is easy to get lost in the weeds. However, I think [...]
A few weeks ago I blogged about the various events that were held around town in conjunction with World IP Day on April 26. At one of the events, there was talk about how to put an end to a culture of piracy among young people. The USPTO showcased their [...]