IP Subcommittee Starts with PTO

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 [...]

By |2014-04-14T14:56:53-04:00January 25th, 2011|Blog, Innovation and IP, Patents|

ACT Advises Department of Commerce on Online Copyright Infringement Issues

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 [...]

By |2014-04-14T14:56:53-04:00December 17th, 2010|Blog, Innovation and IP, Patents|

Cheaters Never Prosper: MDY v. Blizzard

[Crossposted at Innovators Network] Mothers have always told their children cheaters never prosper. In MDY v. Blizzard, the Ninth Circuit has held that adults who help cheaters don’t prosper either. The case involves the manufacturer of a popular online video game (Blizzard's Worlds of Warcraft) which alleges copyright infringement and [...]

By |2014-04-14T14:56:53-04:00December 16th, 2010|Blog, Innovation and IP|

ACT Chairman Mike Sax Testifies before Congress on Trade

ACT Chairman Mike Sax testified before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Trade in a hearing on trade in the digital economy.  His testimony was so compelling that Chairman Wyden said that Mike should be the test case for small businesses navigating the regulatory challenges to compete in the cloud. Here's [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:48-05:00November 18th, 2010|Blog, Innovation and IP, Patents, Privacy, Tech Regulation|
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