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JSTOR Amicus Brief

ckeller — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:41:46 -0600

EDUCAUSE joined a broad coalition in filing an amicus, or friend of the court, brief on behalf of the National Geographic Society which seeks permission to reproduce a print collective work in electronic format. At issue is ensuring the availability, preservation and dissemination of prior research which is essential for scholarly advancement. Oral arguments are expected to take place in the Eleventh Circuit Court during the week of February 25th, 2008, with a decision rendered at some point thereafter.

Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:22:08 -0600

The United States Patent and Trademark Office received written comments from intellectual property organizations, law firms, businesses, and patent practitioners in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office's 21st Century Strategic Plan proposing changes to the rules of practice to improve the patent application and examination process. The comments and the Office's responses to those comments are included in the discussion of the specific rule to which the comment relates.

The 21st Century Strategic Plan

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:12:23 -0600

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has established the 21st Century Strategic Plan proposing changes to the rules of practice to improve the patent application and examination process by promoting quality enhancement, reducing patent pendency, and using information technology to simplify the patent application process.

Title 37 - Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:11:34 -0600

The current Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy

drupal — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:08:18 -0600

The Federal Trade Commission published this report on how to promote innovation by finding the proper balance among competition, patent law, and policy. The report makes several recommendations for the patent system by proposing legislative and regulatory changes to improve, including, but not limited to, patent quality, limits on awards of damages for willful patent infringement, and increased communication between the antitrust enforcement agencies.

Report on Orphan Works

drupal — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:52:18 -0600

The Copyright Office has completed its study of problems related to "orphan works"—copyrighted works whose owners may be impossible to identify and locate. As requested by Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Patrick Leahy, the Office submitted its Report on Orphan Works to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 31, 2006.

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005

drupal — Mon, 02 May 2005 17:03:48 -0500

Bill Summary & Status for the 109th Congress.

drupal — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:33:33 -0500

Work Made For Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000 - Amends Federal copyright provisions to remove sound recordings from the list of works covered by the definition of "work made for hire." Makes such amendment effective as of November 29, 1999 (the enactment date of the provision that included sound recordings in such definition).

Testimony in Front of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Pornography, Technology, and Process: Problems and

drupal — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:52:40 -0600

Testimony of Steven Hess of the University of Utah on P2P on Campus.

Amici Brief in Favor of Verizon Communications in their case v. Recording Industry of America

drupal — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:16:58 -0600

This friend of the court brief, written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of amici, argues in favor of Verizon's attempts to squash subpoenas issued by a clerk of the court as requested by the RIAA under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's Sec. 512(h) requiring an Internet Service Provider to provide the contact information of their customers cited for alleged copyright infringement.