Archive for April, 2004
Letter from 21st Century Intellectual Property Coalition to Senate party leaders urges support for United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2004
Link: IPO, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, has posted the letter from the 21st Century Intellectual Property Coalition to the Senate party leaders supporting the bill (H.R. 1561). The letter is signed by over 100 companies and more than 30 associations.
Its very interesting that this bill is enjoying such broad support, considering that [...]
Senate Judiciary Committee endorses H.R. 1561
Link: The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday voted to endorse H.R. 1561. The bill now passes to the whole Senate.
Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Patent Busting Project
Link: The EFF has announced the creation of a “patent-busting campaign” directed at “illegitimate” software and internet patents. According to the press release, the campaign will include filing of reexamination requests for patents that the EFF beleieves adversely affect consumers and small businesses.
The EFF apparently intends to list the worst-offenders at some point [...]
Picture - Patented 1905, with white edges
This is a modified version of a previously posted picture. The plate is a cast iron marking plate that lists various dates of patents. I do not know the nature of the item to which the marking plate was attached, but I’m guessing it was a large machine of some sort.
FTC Commissioner closes patent reform conference with announcement on creation of working group
Link: FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson closed Ideas Into Action, a conference on patent reform sponsored by the University of California’s Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, by announcing the creation of a new technology industry working group that will cooperate on making the patent system more responsive to technical innovation. According to internetnews.com, [...]
WIPO press release for World Intellectual Property Day
Link: Here’s the official WIPO press release for today’s festivities.
Happy World Intellectual Property Day
Link: Today is World Intellectual Property Day.
Dennis Kennedy’s Fast Fish, and my move from large to small
Link: I’ve been reading Dennis Kennedy’s materials on legal technology for years. The linked article discusses the advantages small firms and solos have over large firms when it comes to innovation and technology in the delivery of legal services. I’ve read the article before, but it truly hits home now.
I recently [...]
RIAA Clean Slate program wiped
Link: From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the RIAA Clean Slate Program has been dismantled. The RIAA claims that the program was ended because it achieved its goal: increasing consumer awareness of the problem. The EFF suspects other reasons for the termination of the program.
Patent war over plasma displays is heating up
Link: The patent battle over plasma displays has recently escalated. At the request of Fujitsu, Japanese authorities have blocked importation of Samsung displays.
Link: Fujitsu has sued Samsung in both the US and Japan on its plasma display panel (PDP) patents. The US suit filed by Fujitsu appears to be in response [...]
