Maria Pallante: out of Copyright Office Great article by Dennis Crouch over at Patently-O. (But then aren’t they all great over there.) Apparently Pallante is out as Chief of the Copyright office. And the clamor is up as to why we don’t have a unified IP at the patent and trademark office, kind of a US PTOC. (I guess that would be pronounced Pea-Talk, or PeeTalk, if you wanted to talk dirty.) Back in 2012,…
Photographer Files $1 Billion Suit Against Getty for Licensing Her Public Domain Images [UPDATED] – Hyperallergic: Wow. Getty was selling public domain photos to everyone, including the photog herself. Getty was notifying people with the images that they must pay money to keep using them (on their own web sites, etc.). So the copyright owner, Carol Highsmith, gets a $120 bill for using her own picture on her own web site. Highsmith had donated the…
Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Patent Holders to Win More in Damages – WSJ: The unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court brings back the serious damages — up to 3 times — for willful patent infringement. Recent lower court rulings were making it virtually impossible to go after big, treble-the-losses, damages. That is the BIG STICK in patent infringement cases. Some companies strategy is to just keep infringing and simply let the lawyers do…
State of the Profession 2016 | GreenBiz: They dynamics of Sustainability professionals, like Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), has had amazing change over the last 10 years. This report is impressive in so many ways. One is that CSR and sustainability are merging. Another is that both seem to be merged (embedded) into the divisions of organizations. ‘via Blog this’
A closer look at the PTAB’s new post-issuance review procedures – Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) – Maximising IP Value for Business: Once a patent has been issued, there are Big, BIG changes as to the review process. Here is the most comprehensive take on these changes you will find anywhere. It is rather readable. It is rather detailed. And it is a critical-to-know follow on to anyone involved in the patent pipeline. Now the question,…
The Volusia County Water Summit – Stetson Today: The water summit discussed here, turned out to be a rather big event. Really good information & analysis. The right people thinking about the right issues. It seems that everyone agreed to do something about improving water management and water quality in the county. Although this is a non-binding agreement among the players, it is a really big step forward. Once everyone realizes those few areas where…
