Washington — US Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee will stay on during the next administration, according to news reports. The Computer & Communications Industry Association has advocated for patent reform for more than two decades. CCIA represents companies that hold patents and require licenses from patent holders to ensure complex technology products and…
Brussels, BELGIUM — The European Commission today released its proposal for a Regulation “concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications”, better known as the “ePrivacy Regulation”. The new rules seek to cover a variety of online applications from those that provide communications and messaging services services to…
Washington — Members of Congress are attempting again to get email privacy legislation across the finish line this Congress. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) are introducing the Email Privacy Act today. The legislation would more clearly extend Fourth Amendment protections to electronic communications by requiring the government to obtain a warrant based…
Washington — A bipartisan House working group on encryption has issued its end of the year report that found that any measure that weakens encryption would be against the national interests. The report acknowledges the impact increased use of encryption has on law enforcement, but found that for all stakeholders encryption is important for personal,…
Brussels, BELGIUM — The Computer & Communications Industry Association joined 5 tech trade associations in an open letter on the Audio Visual Services directive. The letter points out the 1000 amendments submitted by Members of Parliament to improve the proposal and asks that the legislation be subject to open debate with stakeholders opinions considered ahead…
Washington — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court made a mistake when it awarded all Samsung’s profits on several smartphone models to Apple based on design patent infringement. The Justices said design patent infringement can impact just a component of a product, not necessarily the entire product. The decision is likely…
Brussels, BELGIUM — Today 22 industry groups sent a joint letter to the 28 European telecoms ministers urging them to “support an ambitious EU legislative proposal to prohibit unjustified data localisation” laws within the EU at the upcoming Telecommunications Council on the 2nd December. “The Single Market must be future-proofed and its principles extended to…
Brussels, BELGIUM — In its proposal to reform European audiovisual rules, the European Commission is proposing to implement cross-border levies on video on demand (VOD) services, a measure that would lead to a fragmentation of the Digital Single Market, according to a new report commissioned by the Computer & Communications Industry Association. The paper examines…
Washington – The Federal Communications Commission was set to vote on reforms to the market for Business Data Services (BDS); however, that proposal and three other items were removed from the Commissioners’ agenda today. The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Ed Black: “We are disappointed that after over a decade…
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