The Swedish Presidency announced last week that the EU Patent System was one step closer. We are of course very pleased to see that the dossier is moving forward; and we have continuously praised the Swedish Presidency for their great efforts. A good patent protection is essential to achieving the levels of innovation that European SMEs deserve.
Slashdot's recent discussion of how an Australian research/tech transfer agency enforced its patent rights against 14 of the world's largest tech companies has what everybody should view as a happy ending: reinvestment. Australia's CSIRO has "injected $150 million from the proceeds of its wi-fi technology to the once-defunct science and [...]
Our pals at Third Way had a nice event on Wednesday with Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway) and Ralph Eckhardt and Mark Blaxill (authors of the new IP-centric book, “The Invisible Edge”). The focus of the event was innovation and American jobs; Kamen talked about his efforts to build [...]
Today, Microsoft announced that it had filed a legal action with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against automotive navigation systems maker, TomTom for infringement of several different Microsoft patents. Given the size and notoriety of the two companies, it’s clear that this will get a lot more attention the hundreds of [...]
Tech policy aficionados should by now be familiar with efforts to reform the patent system. Issues range from fixing the poor quality of granted patents to instituting post-grant review procedural reforms. What you don't hear much about are efforts to educate judges on patents. Because no matter how much patent [...]