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European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS) intervention on standards and patents at WIPO SCP 14
Submitted by thiru on 26. January 2010 - 10:51Thank you Mr Chairman.
I'm taking the floor today on behalf of ECIS, the European Committee for Interoperable Systems.
ECIS would like to congratulate you on your election to the chair of this very important committee. We thank you for your generosity in giving us an opportunity to speak today. I will be very brief.
ECIS is an international non-profit association of IT companies, including IBM, Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Red Hat, Opera, Oracle and others.
It focuses on IP issues concerning interoperability and competition.
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.
