Singapore Reveals 10-Year Plan To Be Global IP Hub
The Government of Singapore today has revealed a set of initiatives it plans to implement over the next decade to further develop the country as an intellectual property hub.
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WIPO Reports Another Record In Cybersquatting Disputes In 2012
It was another record year in 2012 for cybersquatting cases filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Centre. In addition, WIPO announced results of a survey that show that its mediation services could benefit parties in technology-related disputes.
ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse: Preregistration Rights Only For Those Who Pay?
Starting today, trademark owners from around the world will be able to have their rights recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Designed to help trademark owners manage the flood of new internet domains being launched by ICANN, it’s an open question whether they will be satisfied with it.
ICANN Releases gTLD Initial Evaluation Results
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today began posting the first generic top level domains (gTLDs) to pass Initial Evaluation of its new gTLD programme.
German Parliament Votes To Protect News Snippets From Republishing
Munich - A controversial update to German copyright law providing for an auxiliary protection for tiny extracts from press articles has been finally passed by the German Upper House (“Bundesrat”).
European Commission VP Kroes Urges Open Internet, Prods Copyright Owners
Neelie Kroes, European Commission vice-president responsible for the digital agenda, today told a parliamentary committee that choices of copyrighted content, cloud computing, internet freedom, and cybersecurity are key to European values and its economy.
US Supreme Court Applies First Sale Doctrine Worldwide
Today, the United States Supreme Court handed US copyright owners a stinging defeat. The decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons dramatically slashes the ability of US copyright owners to control copies of their works. And in so doing, the 6-3 decision blows a huge hole in the global marketing strategy of movie, TV, book and software companies.
Practitioners Discuss Interconnection Between Professional Sports And IP
A recent conference of AROPI (Association Romande de Propriété Intellectuelle), an association of intellectual property practitioners in French-speaking Switzerland, examined how sports and IP interact.
ICANN advierte a EE.UU. de no socavar el Modelo Multisectorial
La “Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers” (ICANN) ha emitido un nuevo comunicado sobre un futuro contrato con Estados Unidos para la gestión de la zona raíz y otras funciones de infraestructura de la internet, advirtiendo de que no se debe socavar el modelo multisectorial para regular las infraestructuras básicas de la internet.
US Perspectives: US Tries Gentler Copyright Enforcement
On 25 February, the US opened a new front in its war against online copyright infringement. Five of the nation’s biggest internet service providers (ISPs) joined with the movie and music industries to launch the Copyright Alert System, a new means of attacking unauthorised file-sharing. This ISP-based enforcement system is similar to efforts in at least seven other industrialised countries. Some of these efforts have apparently slashed unauthorised file-sharing, which suggests the US system will be similarly successful. It is unclear, however, if the US system (or any of the other countries’ systems) will succeed in their ultimate goal - boosting revenues for the movie and music industries.
ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse To Start Accepting Registrations This Month
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has announced that its Trademark Clearinghouse database, through which rights holders can submit their eligible trademarks prior to and during ICANN's launch of new domains, will start operating on 26 March.
World Congress Hosts 5th Annual Corporate IP Counsel Forum
The World Congress will host its 5th Annual Corporate IP Counsel Forum on 20-21 March in New York, NY.