At a time when America is trying to regain its economic footing, we need to ensure that new innovation is taking place at a rapid place that can help pull the country out of tough times. However, it’s hard to move forward on that front when there’s a major backlog of patent applications at the…
DetailsOne of the problems that could be addressed by patent reform legislation is venue shopping. In a series of posts we’ll look at a popular litigation destination and why lawyers are taking up residence – or at least office space – there. Eastern District of Texas: Non-Practicing Entity Haven? Marshall, Texas, a town of about…
DetailsThis afternoon the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed comments supporting the FCC’s adoption of six principles designed to preserve and protect public access to the open Internet for the 21st Century. The comments were filed in response to the FCC’s request for comments on its proposed rule making to maintain Internet neutrality. CCIA appreciates this initiative…
DetailsChinese Internet users are expressing concern about Google’s announcement that it may shut down its website because of government censorship and recent cyber attacks. Such continued attacks and censorship are contrary to the fundamental operation of the Internet for many reasons, making this issue a concern to all Internet users. The Computer & Communications Industry…
DetailsThe proposed Ticketmaster Live Nation merger should not be approved without conditions to protect competition in the primary and secondary markets for live event ticketing, Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black said in a letter to Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney yesterday. Contrasting the highly competitive markets of e-commerce with the highly consolidated…
DetailsA January 7 article posted on the Intellectual Asset Management website alerted readers to a shortage of patent attorneys authorized to prosecute patents before the European Patent Office (EPO). The EPO is an organization that provides streamlined search and examination functions on behalf of the patent offices of the individual member countries. For example, an applicant seeking patent protection…
DetailsFor over 200 years, the U.S. has been a home to innovation. We are still celebrated for innovation, but today innovation is more diverse, often more complex, and increasingly collaborative. In addition to product and process innovation, we benefit from new forms of marketing and other business and social activities. The policy tools we have…
DetailsWhile PACER is a vital research tool for anyone interested in patent infringement cases, it isn’t exactly the most efficient website we’ve encountered. We’ve all had to sift through hundreds of cases at one point or another to find what we’re looking for. Two Stanford researchers have produced a new system that may have the…
DetailsThe Computer & Communications Industry Association is launching its new intellectual property blog today to serve as a forum for tech policy discussions. With the Obama appointees now in place and Congress looking for ways to help the economy grow, CCIA is optimistic about seeing patent reform this year. “As we talk about developing an innovation agenda…
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