Blog report: Kappos, music and Harry Potter
03 August 2009
Managing Intellectual Property
While David Kappos’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee inspired some bloggers this week, others examined music copyright rows and Harry Potter trade mark applications
Kappos testifies
A number of US-based blogs report on USPTO director nominee David Kappos’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. PatentlyO reproduces Kappos’s testimony in full, and has so far received 79 comments.
A number of US-based blogs report on USPTO director nominee David Kappos’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. PatentlyO Kappos’s testimony in full, and has so far received 79 comments.
The PatentabilityBlog summarises the main points of the hearing, noting: "Senator Specter had a good question about expediting applications directed to helping the environment (green/clean tech) ... Kappos stated that he would like to do more to expedite applications that would help the environment but would provide more details to the Committee in writing.
The Inventive Step comments : "Kappos seems to be saying the right things at this point. I assume his reference to fees proportionate to the...
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