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 issue. Last December, twelve member states made a request to launch such a procedure after it was concluded that all [...]
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 Europe are impressed by the President Obama's acknowledgment of a "sputnik moment" in the U.S. economy and his determination to [...]
The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) applauds the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, and its Chairman Bob Goodlatte, for holding its very first hearing on how an improved Patent and Trademark Office can create jobs. Innovation is the lifeblood of the American economy and a [...]
ACT filed comments in response to a request by the Department of Commerce for input by stakeholders on the issue of online copyright infringement. Representing small and medium sized enterprises, ACT expressed concerns shared by many of its members. Principally, that 1) Chinese copyright infringement leads most to avoid even [...]
[I've begun posting at Huffington Post. You can find this piece crossposted there.] Tonight, more than ten million Americans will park themselves on the couch to watch television. Although sitting in front of the screen, they will not be flipping channels to find their programs. Programming choices are no longer [...]