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President Obama picks David Kappos as USPTO Director, first open source fan to run USPTO
Submitted by James Love on 19. June 2009 - 11:08Our impressions about this appointment are positive, but we would like to hear from others. IBM has been very smart on IPR issues lately, recognizing that knowledge is often more valuable when shared. Coming from a successful technology firm, he will have both credibility and insight into innovation policy. He brings more balance to the job than anyone we can remember. Below are some interesting quotes from various articles.
Access to Foreign Works, for reading disabled persons
Submitted by Malini Aisola on 22. April 2009 - 17:09Today Meredith Filak and I filed comments with the LOC Copyright Office and the USPTO on the importance of access to foreign works for reading disabled persons. A pdf of the comments are on the web here.
The comment is filed with a lot of data, including, for example:
Jon Santamauro, former US trade official now on BIO IGWG delegation
Submitted by thiru on 7. May 2008 - 11:15During the IGWG, BIO, the trade association, a group not yet in official relations with the WHO, was given the right to place four persons inside the closed drafting sessions. One of them was Jon Santamauro, who until recently was a US trade official on intellectual property issues.
“Mr. Santamauro has more than 15 years of experience handling intellectual property issues for the U.S. Government.”
