July, 2009

USPTO Nominee Kappos Appears To Clear First Senate Hurdle; Esper Testifies

Jul 29, 2009 - IP Watch

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday appeared to look favorably upon David Kappos, the Obama administration nominee for undersecretary of Commerce and director of the US Patent and Trademark Office. But in the process, Kappos showed possible weaknesses in separating himself from his job...

IP Concerns, Climate Change, Share Stage At House Hearing

Jul 29, 2009 - CongressDaily AM

House Global Warming Chairman Edward Markey (D-MA) and ranking member James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), who seldom agree on issues before their committee, will largely read from the same playbook at a hearing today intended to reinforce the importance of American intellectual property in conjunction...

International Climate Treaty Should Protect Green Innovation

Jul 29, 2009 - American Public Media

Negotiators for a new international climate treaty have fielded several proposals that would allow poor nations to break patents on green technologies. The move could help countries stay innovative in the field. The argument is that developing nations can't be expected to reduce greenhouse gas...

Taking License With Climate Innovations

Jul 27, 2009 - Taking License With Climate Innovations

When General Electric Co. became one of the first major U.S. energy corporations to back a national limit on carbon emissions two years ago, the company was scarcely acting out of altruism. The technology needed to rein in and reduce greenhouse gases will come from the private sector, and...

When will European industry learn the American lesson?

Jul 20, 2009 - Intellectual Asset Management

The Global Intellectual Property Center is an affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce. I first came across it last year when it published a paper on the future of the USPTO. Recommendations for Consideration of the Incoming Administration Regarding the US Patent and Trademark Office was a...

The Global Intellectual Property Center's State-by-State Fact Sheet

Jul 20, 2009 - Inventor's Rock Blog

On July 16, 2009, the Global Intellectual Property Center ("the GIPC") released a comprehensive study on the importance of intellectual property and innovation in America. The GIPC is an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The GIPC's mission is to "champion intellectual property as vital...

As IP Treaty Talks Resume, IT Issues A Sensitive Topic

Jul 15, 2009 - CongressDaily

A group of public interest, library and technology organizations are urging U.S. Trade Representative Kirk to set aside a controversial portion of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations focused on "Internet distribution and information technology."

A letter from the Center for...

Countdown to Copenhagen: The debate over technology transfers and the protection of intellectual property

Jul 13, 2009 - Global Climate Law Blog

The debate over the role of technology transfers in any future climate change treaty is set to intensify as the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen approaches. On one side, there are those who believe that intellectual property (IP) rights should not stand in the way of international...

Patent spat looms at climate change meeting

Jul 12, 2009 - Financial Times

Ways of averting a damaging clash over patents at a climate change meeting later this year, pitting the US against the big emerging economies, will top the agenda at a conference organised by the UN's intellectual property agency that opens on Monday.

At the G8 summit in Italy last week,...

Cyberattacks: A call for collaborative action

Jul 10, 2009 - SC Magazine

We need to develop a collective consciousness for coping with the growing menace of cyber attacks, says Stanton Sloane.

News of cyber security attacks is becoming all too familiar. Recent reports propose how to combat sophisticated, custom-created malware designed to penetrate government...

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