EFF.org Updates
May 23, 3:22 PM PDT
Once again, we are seeing entrenched interests try to fight the future with scare tactice and misinformation. This time, it's major journal publishers, and their target is open access to taxpayer-funded research. First things first: The reason the publishers are on the warpath is that state and federal...
IP Watch
May 23, 3:19 PM PDT
The European Patent Office is continuing to grant patents on conventional plants despite demands from the European Parliament and the German Parliament that the patent office refrain from granting such patents, the coalition of nongovernmental organisations called "No patents on...
Patently-O
May 23, 12:37 PM PDT
By Dennis Crouch If it exists, the patent heat in Congress right now is focused on "curbing abusive patent litigation." A variety of bills have been introduced, including the SHIELD Act that would introduce a one-way fee shifting system that would require losing plaintiffs to pay the attorney fees of...
Technology & Marketing Law
May 23, 10:00 AM PDT
By Eric Goldman Recently, I posted a Forbes article entitled "Designing Optimal Safe Harbors and immunities." Based on the feedback...
