Asked by the White House to Present "The Value of IP in Attracting...
Last year, I was asked by the White House Office of the US Trade Representative to present at the Third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM3), "Workshop on the Role of Trade Secrets for Micro, Small...
View ArticleNorthwestern/UChicago work on multiple sclerosis [MS]
Stephen Miller and Brian Popko have a new theory on the origins of multiple sclerosis:The current prevailing theory [of multiple sclerosis [MS]] is that an event outside of the nervous system triggers...
View ArticleData Privacy Day: Take Charge of Your Family’s Privacy
Thursday, January 28, is Data Privacy Day—a day dedicated to promoting and raising awareness of privacy and data protection around the globe. It commemorates the January 28, 1981 signing of Convention...
View ArticleBody cam captures man’s final words—begging the cops to get off of him
(credit: Kevin Lim) "They're killing me right now... I can't breathe." Those are among the final words of an Oakland man shouting to his sister as Oakland Police Department officers pinned him to the...
View ArticleIgnoring cable industry protest, FCC says it will “unlock the set-top box”
(credit: Iain Watson) Pay-TV providers would have to make video programming available to the makers of third-party devices and software under a proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman...
View ArticlePatentlyo Bits and Bytes by Anthony McCain
Michael Borella: Voxaton v. Alpine Electronics Of America Joshua Wolson: Will The Supreme Court Save Apple From Itself? Chuck Jones: Why Does IBM’s Intellectual Property Revenue Continue To Decline...
View ArticleBlogging Gone Wrong
Blogging is all fun and games until you plagiarize someone else’s work. I’m sure we all learned this after our first research paper. For me it was 5th grade after Ms. Russo (RIP) handed back my...
View ArticleUtility’s negligence caused giant methane leak, air quality regulator says
SoCalGas Aliso Canyon 3. (credit: SoCal Gas / Governor's Office of Emergency Services) On Tuesday evening, Southern California’s air quality regulator sued SoCal Gas, the company that owns a leaking...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Suffers Setback in 'Big Bang Theory' Discrimination Suit
A judge rules that a former assistant director's claims are not preempted by federal labor law.read more
View ArticleFlorida mayors to Rubio: We’re going under, take climate change seriously
(credit: Miami Dade County) A group of mayors from communities in south Florida has released an open letter to one of their senators, Marco Rubio, in which they call for a meeting to discuss the...
View ArticleBeware of the defense attorney “copyright trolls” too.
I started writing this article because there is too much conflicting information floating around the web (likely from attorneys who are trying to use fear tactics to scare you into settling with their...
View ArticleLaunching a Mobile App in Europe? Seven Things to Consider When Drafting the...
[Editor’s Note: In response to the success of our earlier post on terms and conditions for mobile apps, two of our London-based colleagues have prepared a “remixed” version, which looks at the subject...
View ArticleEmergency Action Taken to Extend STEM OPT Program Rule Through May 10, 2016
As reported in our November 2, 2015 blog post, the present STEM OPT rule which allows F-1 students with U.S. degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) to extend their optional...
View ArticleStorm in a C Cup: Mr Justice Carr refuses injunction and account of profits...
Without any underwires poking through, the AmeriKattakes a quick nap in a very cosy locationBeing 6,000 miles away, it is easy for the AmeriKat to miss the goings on in the English court. Indeed, she...
View ArticleIs It Time to Say Goodbye to the TV Cable Box That Costs $231 a Year to Rent?
As the FCC issues a proposal that could shake up television, a new coalition comprised of Hollywood studios and cable and satellite operators promises a fight.read more
View ArticleCon energía de rodilla logran… cargar dispositivos electrónicos
Con información de Agencia ID Desarrollo de alumnos del IPN permite que al realizar una caminata pueda cargarse un smartphone Emprendedores del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) diseñaron un...
View ArticleWikimedia’s newest board appointment steps down amid editor hostility
Board of the Wikimedia Foundation in July 2015, at an event in Mexico City. (credit: Pierre-Selim Huard) The newest addition to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Tesla VP of Human Resources...
View Article25 Civil Liberties Organizations Call for Open Hearings on Section 702...
The House Judiciary Committee has plans for a “members only” meeting next week to discuss Section 702 of the FISA Amendment Acts, the law the NSA relies on to operate its notorious PRISM surveillance...
View ArticleHow Does Fotog Dad Leave Copyrights to Kids?
Dutch children photographed at Ellis IslandDear Rich: My dad is a fine-arts photographer. His photographs have been exhibited in gallery shows many times. On his computer, he has many thousands of...
View ArticlePharmaceuticals, Fig Leaves and Accidental Overspill: the Merck-y World of...
The AmeriKat passed out on all of herco-existence agreements...A mammoth decision from Mr Justice Norris plopped on the AmeriKat's desk last week in the long-running awaited trade mark co-existence...
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