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Net cafes in China fined for violating HK TV copyright
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Eight Internet cafes in Shanghai and a television serial provider were on Tuesday ordered to pay 65,000 yuan (US$9,286) to a Beijing company for violating its copyright of Hong Kong television shows.

Star Wars costume battle
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Star Wars Episode VII is to take place in London. In the latest intergalactic saga, the High Court is being asked to rule on the rights in the storm troopers’ body armour and helmets.
Red Hat's open letter asking for a limit to software patents
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Red Hat took a public stand by challenging the standards for patenting software. In the Biliski case that is now before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, this patent issue is ripe for consideratio...
UKIPO hits 5 year high in customer satisfaction
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Customer satisfaction levels at United Kingdom's Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) hit a 5 year high according to the results of its customer survey published yesterday.
Patent auction draws in big numbers
Tuesday, 08 April 2008
A recent patent portfolio which covered an online authentication system for consumers auction held by Ocean Tomo IP Auction reached as high as $ 1.1 million dollars.
The most romantic patent application
Sunday, 06 April 2008
Ryan Thomas Grace of Omaha filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a means of proposing to his girlfriend.

 

Clubs to face hefty music copyright fees increase
Sunday, 06 April 2008
The Australian Hotels Association wants urgent talks with the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia, which represen...
US 'Superman' copyright to be shared
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
The U.S. copyright for the "Superman" will no longer be the sole property of Time Warner thanks to a federal judge's ru...
Virgin Media to block pirates from the Internet
Monday, 31 March 2008
Virgin Media looks set to become the first British internet company to crack down on customers who download music illegally. ...
Wal-mart loses online trademark case
Friday, 28 March 2008
The courts found that Charles Smith’s parody websites and related novelty merchandise were protected speech and that ...
Avistar to cut jobs due to Microsoft's patent challenge
Friday, 28 March 2008
Avistar said it will cut its work force by about 25 percent due in large part to Microsoft's recent challenge to all of ...
WIPO reports record number of cybersquatters
Friday, 28 March 2008
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received 2,156 complaints alleging "abusive registration of trademarks on...
USPTO museum installs Panasonic's 103-Inch plasma
Thursday, 27 March 2008
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in conjunction with its partner organization, the National Inventors Hal...
10 year old boy granted toy patent
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Daniel K. Wedding II is an average 10-year-old kid that has a patent for a boomerang toy from the U.S. Patent and Trademark O...
Old lady to sue giant companies over LED patents
Sunday, 23 March 2008
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it would launch an investigation into some 30 companies on possible patent infri...

Editorials
Thanks to our friends over at Isara.org, they have provided us a number of pictures of counterfeit products. These fascinating counterfeit products were taken at Thailand or Laos.
There's a proposed legislation that will implement a “three strikes” rule in the UK. Under this proposed legislation, if you’re suspected of downloading copyright infringing mate...
Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada wrote a public letter to Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josée Verner, Stoddart cautioned against using for...
Guides
Moral rights protect an author’s non pecuniary or non economic interests. It provides authors and directors with the right to be named when a work is copied or communicated (right of ...
European Competition Law is the set of laws and regulations governing market behaviour, particularly agreements and practices that restrict competition and the acquisition and use of market power....
Trust relationship arises where one person, the trustee, is compelled in equity to hold property for the benefit of another, the beneficiary, or for a purpose permitted by law. Settler -> Th...
Tips and Tools
This list of less-common, often forgotten, items that you should take to college by College Advice has some of the things that I wish I brought when I moved into the residence. If only I had this list...
In this easy to read and informative article by Steve at Zenhabits, he lists 20 great tools that will help you get organized. I find it really useful even though some of the things seem to be co...
Whether you're a multinational Internet retailer or just entering the Web world, there are many things to consider when purchasing a new domain name. This article by Stephan Spencer contains a...
Recommends
For anyone interested in intellectual property, these garments — one by Review (left), the other a Lili brand (right) dress sold in a Charlie Brown shop — are the key pieces of evidence ...
Most people thought that the only chemecials worth patenting are for pharmaceutical purposes. However, this article states that chemicals that are used to make perfumes and other scented products are ...
The Journal of Law, Technology & Society is pleased to present its 16th issue, which addresses a wide range of issues emergent from advances in technology, including net neutrality, data protectio...

 

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