UK police target pirate sites’ revenue streams … Roman Court of Appeals overturns blocking order … Sony’s worst takedown order yet … Australian government Bill to protect sporting event logos and indicia … Rocco Rinaldo reports ... more
Category: Intellectual property
IP news here, and there
IP Australia modernises its customer enquiry and international patents systems … Google and Viacom settle seven-year YouTube copyright battle … US judge rules that IP addresses are not people … Rocco Rinaldo reports ... more
IP news here, and there
Google critiques the Australian government’s internet regulation policies … Italy embarks on its biggest ever anti-piracy crusade … Latest news on Lawrence Lessig and Liberation Music, Personal Audio and the EFF and Twitter’s patent spend ... Rocco Rinaldo reports ... more
IP news, Australia
ALRC finally delivers its long-awaited report on Copyright and the Digital Economy … Federal Attorney-General George Brandis threatens imminent action against ISP piracy … Rocco Rinaldo reports ... more
IP news here, and there
Cisco settles with Innovatio after $13 million legal battle … Producers of Dallas Buyers Club sue 31 BitTorrent users … Twitter buys 900 IBM patents … Google sheds Motorola hardware division ... more
IP news here, and there
Latest advice from IP Australia as deadline for public consultation on new IP Bill nears ... Prosecutors articulate case against Kim Dotcom … Fallout from YouTube’s new MCN policy ... more
The IP year in review
2013 has been a year of change for IP law on a global scale … Rocco Rinaldo reviews the rise of the patent troll, the progress of new IP laws and a landmark High Court decision on the patentability of medical treatments ... more
IP news here, and there
Fallout from leaked draft of intellectual property rights chapter … Imminent release of ALRC report on Copyright and the Digital Economy ... US Anti-patent trolling bill update ... more
IP news here, and there
IP Australia joins the Global Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program … Creationistas launch social media campaign for digital natives … US Bill to stop patent trolling ... more
IP news here, and there
Australia’s Innovation Patent System under review … Along with the current Designs System … BitTorrent search engine announces closure in face of litigation … “Podcasting patent” to be tested in suit ... more
IP news here, and there
New Patents Act for New Zealand … IP protection for technology driven methods clarified … Notorious US patent trolls avoid court, twice ... more
IP news here, and there
Pharmaceuticals company tests new IP entitlement amendments … Increased voluntary patent examination requests brings more delays … Spanish government toughens jail terms for piracy ... more