House-Passed Cybersecurity Bill Will Sharpen IP Enforcement Tools, Chamber of Commerce Says

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hailed the Feb. 4 passage of legislation (H.R. 4061) that would provide nearly a billion dollars for federal cybersecurity efforts, including…

Department of Health and Human Services Panel Approves Report Endorsing Gene Patent Infringement Exception

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advisory committee Feb. 5 approved a final report that included a recommendation that an exception to…

Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Calls for Putting Brakes on Proposed Google Book Search Settlement

Certain provisions of a proposed settlement of a dispute between Google Inc. and associations of authors and publishers “exceed the proper bounds of a class action settlement,” according to…

Groups Point to Proposed Financial Transactions Tax as Revenue Raiser, but Industry Dissents

A financial transactions tax would raise much-needed revenue while at the same time reforming the financial system, according to panelists at aFeb. 9 discussion hosted by…