US Intellectual Property Law & Policy News: February 2005

RIAA appeals ruling in legal flap over copyright subpoenas
[AP Wire]

[posted @ 2/28/2005 11:58:00 PM] #

MPAA Targets Oscar Film Swappers
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/28/2005 11:57:00 PM] #

Patentee's Presence in Suit as Third-Party Defendant Meets Prudential Standing Test
[patentlaw.com]

[posted @ 2/28/2005 11:51:00 PM] #

6TH CIRCUIT Denies Lexmark Rehearing Request
[PRNewsWire]

[posted @ 2/28/2005 11:33:00 PM] #

Fame Test for Likelihood of Confusion is Less Stringent than for Dilution
[patentlaw.com]

[posted @ 2/28/2005 11:18:00 PM] #

The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005: Calls on House to Preserve Freedom of Speech
[ACLU News]

[posted @ 2/28/2005 11:14:00 PM] #

Studios target Oscar film swappers
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/24/2005 09:38:00 PM] #

Chinese firms face more patent suits in U.S. courts
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/24/2005 09:36:00 PM] #

Academic elected to board of Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards ("OASIS")
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/22/2005 09:26:00 PM] #

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards' patent policy sparks boycott
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/22/2005 09:20:00 PM] #

Federal effort to head off TV piracy challenged
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/20/2005 09:04:00 PM] #

CA readies open-source patent pledge
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 02:20:00 PM] #

AOL blocks music-copying feature
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 02:18:00 PM] #

Open-source board eyes fewer licenses
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 02:11:00 PM] #

HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 02:07:00 PM] #

New copy-proof DVDs on the way?
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 01:58:00 PM] #

Second start-up tackles open-source hygiene
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 01:57:00 PM] #

Linux license overhaul questioned
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 01:54:00 PM] #

Apple, Sony sued over DRM in France
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 12:49:00 PM] #

Apple's subpoenas challenged in trade secrets case
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 12:41:00 PM] #

Dallas federal court orders file-swapping site LokiTorrent.com to shut down and hand over full server logs
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/18/2005 12:39:00 PM] #

USPTO Holds Seminar on Chinese Criminal Justice System for Intellectual Property Offenses
[USPTO Press Release]

[posted @ 2/17/2005 11:14:00 PM] #

USPT Announces Changes in Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability for a Second or Subsequent Request for Reexamination While an Earlier Filed Reexamination is Pending
[USPTO Notice]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 06:56:00 PM] #

U.S. Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Orphan Works Issues
[U.S. Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 06:54:00 PM] #

Interview with Rob Kasunic, legal advisor to the U.S. Copyright Office, on Internet Law
[TechNewsWorld]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 06:51:00 PM] #

Study: Fee-based music gains on swapping
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:59:49 PM] #

Movie blackout for P2P networks? Researchers tout new file fingerprinting technology
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:58:57 PM] #

Rock museum sues to stop Jewish rock Web site on trademark grounds
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:56:58 PM] #

Pfizer, Microsoft sue over illegal Viagra
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:54:09 PM] #

Judge slams SCO's lack of evidence against IBM
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:53:20 PM] #

Microsoft heralds IDC study on customer legal protections against intellectual property claims
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:52:35 PM] #

Yahoo sues Xfire for patent infringement
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:45:41 PM] #

Messages grow manic as piracy nears high court
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:44:49 PM] #

Sun floats open-source database idea
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:43:26 PM] #

It's Windows vs. Windows as Microsoft battles piracy
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:40:38 PM] #

WebEx hits Citrix with cybersquatting suit [CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:35:46 PM] #

Game maker sues, alleging that Internet message board that distributes hacks for its games has violated the DMCA
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:01:43 PM] #

P2P rivals flock to BitTorrent
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/10/2005 01:00:38 PM] #

Hollywood ready for P2P showdown
[Wired.com News]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 11:34:08 PM] #

USPTO Releases FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report
[USPTO Press Release]
[USPTO FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 10:29:22 PM] #

Grokster and America's Future
[CNET News.com Perspective]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 10:25:18 PM] #

Open source honchos trash software patents
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 10:24:13 PM] #

IBM subpoenas Intel in SCO case
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 10:22:38 PM] #

Lawyers ride shotgun for open source
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 06:58:05 PM] #

Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 06:57:26 PM] #

Microsoft, Macrovision align on copy protection
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 06:54:05 PM] #

RIAA sues 717 file-swappers
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 06:33:54 PM] #

MPAA Files New Film-Swapping Suits
[CNET News.com]

[posted @ 2/02/2005 06:33:53 PM] #

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