Posts Tagged: intellectual property
Legislation Introduced in House to Repeal the PTAB and the AIA
There are 13 sections to Massie’s bill, many of which are geared towards the abolition of various statutes of the AIA. Perhaps the most salient portion of …
The Categorical Imperative for Innovation and Patenting
In his Categorical Imperative, Kant simplifies a moral argument position for an individual by asking a question: if you thought that your position or Statement would be …
House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on IP in Digital Economy With a Mostly Anti-Patent Panel
On the morning of Wednesday, July 11th, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled Innovation Nation: How Small Businesses in the Digital Technology Industry Use …
Order of the New Day: IP Rights in Dynamic Competition
Missing for a while at the U.S. competition agencies has been an appreciation for how competition works in the real world — in particular, discounting the vital …
China Acquires Nineteenth Century U.S. Patent Models for Traveling Innovation Museum
In recent weeks we've learned that U.S. patent models are beginning to find a new audience in China’s growing inventor class. The Chinese expect the …
Invention and Patents: Phyllis Schlafly’s Legacy
In addition to these other areas of policy interest, however, Phyllis Schlafly had a strong and enduring interest in issues relating to invention, patents and other forms …
Canada’s National IP Strategy Stoking Fears About Patent Trolls
The strategy also includes legislative changes to ensure ethical standards among patent and trademark agents and to “remove barriers to innovation, particularly any loopholes that allow those …
New Canadian IP strategy includes money for IP tools and literacy
In a move that recognizes the importance of innovation and IP rights – and the need for diverse audiences to understand how they work – the Canadian government has …
IP rights are essential ingredients to our innovation system
"Let’s talk a bit about intellectual property rights," Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of NIST Walter Copan said at the LES Silicon Valley conference on Wednesday, …
U.S. Chamber calls on NAFTA Countries to modernize and elevate IP frameworks
The letter explains that the results from the Chamber's IP Index has shown that as a whole North America is at a considerable disadvantage compared with both …
Made in China 2025 Initiative at Center of Growing IP Tensions Between United States and China
A high ranking Chinese official has announced that the Chinese government rejected a request from the United States to end its subsidization of industries identified by the …
Microsoft Announces Shared Innovation Initiative Encouraging Industry Partners to Patent Collaborative Innovations
On Wednesday, April 4th, the official Microsoft blog published a post written by the company’s president and chief legal officer, Brad Smith, which announced the company’…
China Reorganizes SIPO, Gives It Authority Over Trademark and Geographical Indications
Among the many bureaucratic changes that resulted from the amendments to the Chinese Constitution included the integration of trademark responsibilities with the other intellectual property activities of …
U.S. Customs Reports a Record Number of Counterfeit Shipments Seized During 2017
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it, along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had seized a record number of counterfeit …
Intellectual Property Plays a Big Role in Silicon Valley Deals
How big of a role does IP play in Silicon Valley deals? “In almost any size transaction involving a technology company, our client asks us to look …
