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June 18, 2013
A new financial exchange for intellectual property, known as Intellectual Property Exchange International (IPXI), will allow non-exclusive licence rights to be traded as assets. Alli Pyrah spoke to IPXI chief Gerard Pannekoek
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June 10, 2013
In the latest twist in the long-running battle over Google’s mass book-scanning project, a group of academic authors has filed an amici curiae brief in support of the libraries that supplied the works to the search engine
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June 07, 2013
Technological neutrality is a “highly relevant” consideration as the government looks for ways to update its copyright laws
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June 03, 2013
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) says that China will consider the costs and benefits of entering the TPP negotiations
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May 29, 2013
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the organisation that sets royalty fees for copyrighted music.
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May 24, 2013
Traditional forms of intellectual property are key to maintaining a competitive edge, but there are instances where trade secret protection may result in stronger and longer lasting protection
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May 21, 2013
As the US Congress embarks on a sweeping review of copyright law, the Copyright Principles Project (CPP) – little known outside the insular world of intellectual property – has emerged as a powerful voice in Washington
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May 16, 2013
In the wake of Friday’s narrow decision on CLS v Alice, lawyers are advising patent applicants to adjust their strategies for protecting software innovations. Alli Pyrah reports
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May 09, 2013
The fast-changing digital universe has prompted the US Congress to launch a review of copyright law that will feature a series of hearings and could trigger a years-long battle to rewrite the Copyright Act
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May 06, 2013
Albania has taken a huge step forward in its IP enforcement; there’s a new trademark law in Serbia; and generally social media is becoming the new frontier for infringement. Where would you find such a comprehensive and detailed summary of trademark law around the world, but at the INTA Annual Meeting Academic Course that ran all day on Saturday and Sunday?
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April 05, 2013
A decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York this week elicited a scathing dissent by Google Books judge Denny Chin, but has been welcomed by those seeking to end the cable TV model
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April 04, 2013
The shortlist for the second annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards has been announced
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March 22, 2013
Managing IP’s sixth annual North America Awards ceremony included awards in nearly 70 categories, including achievement awards for INTA’s Alan Drewsen, Robert Armitage and David Kappos, all of whom have recently ended careers dedicated to improving the IP system and advocating for IP change
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March 21, 2013
The Supreme Court disagreed with amici such as AIPLA, IPO and the MPAA on Tuesday when it ruled that Supap Kirtsaeng could lawfully buy cheaper editions of textbooks overseas and then resell them in the US for a profit
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March 14, 2013
In a second blow to Universal, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has again extended safe harbour protection under the DMCA to video sharing site Veoh Networks
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March 06, 2013
Jon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the US Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs group in Washington DC
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February 25, 2013
A Sony patent application for a system which aims to combat piracy by comparing the load times of media such as video games has been published
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February 22, 2013
Robin Beran, chief tax officer and director for global tax and trade at Caterpillar, the machinery manufacturer, explains why modifying technology for different markets requires carefully tracking of the company’s IP
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February 12, 2013
The shortlisted firms for Managing IP's 2013 North America Awards have been announced. The awards ceremony will take place in Washington, DC on March 19
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January 31, 2013
A judge has ordered a full trial will be held over the now-renowned video of a baby dancing to a Prince song on YouTube, in a case which may help to define the limits of US copyright law
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January 29, 2013
The Carribean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has received international authorisation to suspend all American-owned IP rights within its borders in retaliation for US regulations against off-shore online gambling
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January 08, 2013
As I depart Cuba, I am struck by how close it is to Miami and yet how far away it is. That said, I do believe that we started a dialogue with our hosts that will help intellectual property law.
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January 08, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related hearings and events taking place this week