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Posner’s dismissals of the patent infringement suits in Apple versus Motorola cites eBay and compulsory licensing

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Thiru

Judge Posner On 22 June 2012, Judge Richard Posner, dismissed with prejudice the patent infringement suits filed in Apple Inc. and NEXT Software, Inc. v Motorola, Inc. and Motorola Mobility, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division). In this case, the judge cited the eBay decision noting that neither party was entitled to injunctive relief as neither party demonstrated that “damages would not be an adequate remedy”. Continue Reading →

KEI notes on the 13th round of TPPA negotiations in San Diego, CA

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Krista Cox

The 13th round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) took place in San Diego, CA, USA from 2-10 July 2012.

Notes on Intellectual Property

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Leahy on patent trolls, licensing on reasonable terms

Posted on July 10, 2012 by James Love

In a May 9, 2012 hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the intellectual property enforcement coordinator, Senator Leahy asked Victoria Espinel about patent trolls, and failures to license patents on reasonable terms to achieve interoperability where standards are important. Leahy asked Victoria Espinel to work with USDOJ’s antitrust officials to deal with abuses by patent holders in both cases.

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KEI Files Brief in Kirtsaeng v John Wiley & Sons (copyright first sale doctrine case)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by James Love

Today, July 9, 2012, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of neither party in the case Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons.

Krista Cox, day of filing brief in Kirtsaeng case

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WIPO text-based negotiations on an instrument to protect traditional cultural expressions (9 July 2012-13 July 2012)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thiru

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is convening the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore from 9 July 2012-13 July 2012. The 22nd session will deliberate over draft articles relating to the protection of traditional cultural expressions contained in document (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/22/4). These discussions are guided by the mandate of the Fortieth Session of the WIPO General Assembly which states:

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European Parliament votes 478 to 39 to reject ACTA

Posted on July 4, 2012 by James Love

The vote to reject a delay of the final ACTA vote was 420 Vs 255, followed by the rejection of ACTA by a vote of 478 to 39.

KEI Director James Love statement:
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Joint Statement of Civil Society Groups on U.S. TPP Copyright Proposal

Posted on July 4, 2012 by James Love

The below is a joint statement from EFF, Knowledge Ecology International, Public Knowledge, and Public Citizen.

Joint Statement of Civil Society Groups on U.S. TPP Copyright Proposal

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USPTO “clarifies” June 27, 2012 testimony on biologics exclusivity and India compulsory license

Posted on July 4, 2012 by James Love

Deputy USPTO Director Teresa Stanek Rea has issued a retraction of her statement regarding Administration support for 12 years of exclusive rights in test data for biologic drugs, and moderated somewhat her statement on the India compulsory license for Nexavar. USTR also issued a statement on the issue of biologic test data in response to Rea’s earlier comments.

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Copyright Limitations and Exceptions: What does the secret TPPA text say?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by James Love

[update: See: Leak of TPP text on copyright Limitations and Exceptions]

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USPTO and Congress bash India over the Nexavar compulsory license

Posted on June 30, 2012 by James Love

On June 27, 2012, Teresa Stanek Rea, the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), testified at a hearing on: “International IP Enforcement: Protecting Patents, Trade Secrets and Market Access”, before the US House of Representatives, Judicary Committee, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Continue Reading →

Joint Statement of Civil Society Groups on U.S. TPP Copyright Proposal

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