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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.
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.
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.
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 a reasonable person would not confuse their use with Wal-Mart’s leg...

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...
Australian government reviews certain copyright exceptions
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
The Australian Government is currently reviewing the operation of two copyright exceptions which permits photographs and ci...
Japan to ban pirates from the Internet
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Japanese internet service providers (ISPs) plan to cut off the Internet connection of anyone who illegally downloads files ...
Sweden wants to shed the pirate haven image
Saturday, 15 March 2008
The Swedish government is working on legislation that will force Internet service providers (ISPs) to disclose IP addresses...
ISP taken to court over illegal music downloads
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Eircom, the largest broadband internet service provider in Ireland, has been taken to court by four major record companies ai...
EU-China co-op on anti-counterfeit achieves progress
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
The European Union (EU) and China are making progress in anti-counterfeit cooperation, President of the European Commission...
More companies seek to trademark goods abroad
Saturday, 01 March 2008
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) received 39,945 international trademark applications last year (up 10...