The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is the main international body for the conclusion of international Intellectual property treaties; it also runs a set of widely-used international IP registration systems, among them the PCT system that allows patent applicants to simultaneously seek protection for an invention in over 140 countries. In short, WIPO plays a…
DetailsWashington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) welcomes the introduction of the Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 in both the Senate and the House. The legislation would reinstate the FCC’s Open Internet rules, which were struck down in January by the D.C. Circuit. They would remain in effect until the FCC takes…
DetailsCompanies that have successfully challenged legacy monopoly landline and duopoly wireless telecom incumbents for a modest share of American customers seem to find much to like about the 1996 Telecom Act and its focus on competition and interconnection. It allows them to create innovative and affordable choices for consumers and enterprise broadband customers. In its…
DetailsWashington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) welcomes the release of the House Republican Conference’s “Standards for Immigration Reform.” In its Preamble, the leadership declares that Washington’s failure to fix the broken immigration system is hurting our economy, and commits to working in a bipartisan manner to solve these problems. Regarding the legal…
DetailsMy last post described how all three branches of the U.S. government are considering copyright reform. And they’re all still at it. The IP Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee has held two hearings on copyright already this year, one yesterday and one two weeks before that. On January 14, they contemplated the Scope of…
DetailsWashington – President Obama began his State of the Union address calling on Congress to focus on creating new jobs, not new crises. He said the nation that “goes all in on innovation” is the one that will lead the global economy. To promote innovation, he advocated for more basic research, immigration reform this year…
DetailsWashington – An independent federal privacy watchdog group is issuing its 238-page report today, which finds the government’s program to collect bulk metadata is illegal and should end, according to various news reports. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board report comes less than a week after President Obama announced modest changes to the way…
DetailsWashington – President Obama announced changes to the way the government collects and stores bulk metadata on citizens and foreigners’ electronic communications during a speech at the Department of Justice today. The Computer & Communications Industry Association is encouraged that the president acknowledged the potential for abuse of this private information, but wished the reforms…
DetailsWith the second session of the 113th Congress under way, there are encouraging signs that high-skilled immigration reform could find some traction in 2014. When the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill in June of last year, there were high hopes that this momentum would propel us toward enactment of the first major…
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