March 23, 2009
Economists worried about rise of protectionism
The New York Times writes that “[a]fter repeated pledges by world leaders to avoid erecting trade barriers, protectionism is on the march, provoking nasty trade disputes and [...]
Let’s applaud the European Commission for recognizing the importance of a single IP protection scheme
Last Friday, the European Commission published a communication entitled “A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe: Raising the Game,” which recognizes the importance of intellectual [...]
With planned IBM-Sun merger, would sun set on healthy market competition?
Reuters speculates about the likelihood of the planned IBM-Sun merger raising antitrust concerns, writing that “[t]he prospect of staid IBM merging with brilliant but troubled Sun Microsystems [...]
SuperNews & The Twouble with Twitters
Oh. Heck. Yes. I love, love, love this video. It’s a trailer for “SuperNews,” an animated show that will on the on the Current network tomorrow. (Thankfully, [...]
Entrepreneurs come up with innovative proposals for spurring the creation of small businesses
The San Francisco Gate has an op-ed which claims that President Obama’s ideas for helping small businesses don’t go far enough. The author of the piece, entrepreneur [...]
European Commission calls for Community Patent
The Register reveals that “[t]he European Commission has reiterated its demand for the creation of a single European patent. It said the absence of such a protection [...]