BNA INSIGHTS: Courts, Congress, and Agencies Adjust IP Law to Meet the Domestic and Global Challenges of the New Decade

The patent community was in rapt anticipation throughout the first half of 2010, waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bilski decision…

President Obama Signs into Law Copyright Cleanup Act and Telework Enhancement Act

President Obama signed into law Dec. 9 two bills—the Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 (S. 3689) and the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 (H.R. 1722)…

Online Counterfeits Act Clears Senate Judiciary Committee, Now Goes to Full Senate

By a unanimous 19-0 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed Nov. 18 to send the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (S. 3804) to the…

BNA INSIGHTS: Predicting the Future of Patent Misuse Remedies

A common-law defense to patent infringement is the “patent misuse” doctrine, which is designed to remedy anticompetitive actions of…

Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland Removed from USTR’s Special 301 List; China Top Offender

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced April 30 the removal of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland from its intellectual property rights watch list upon release of its 2010 Special 301 Report…

Congress Issues Anti-Piracy Watch List, Introduces ‘Web Wall of Shame’

For the second year in a row, an anti-piracy watch list created by the bicameral Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus singled out Canada, China, Mexico, Russia, and Spain as countries where…

Department of Justice Expands IP Enforcement Teams, Adding New U.S. Attorneys, FBI Agents

Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler announced April 26 the establishment of 15 new assistant U.S. attorney positions and 20 FBI special agent posts dedicated to combating domestic and…

Featured Article: Bilski v. Kappos: New Vista or End of the Road For Many Business Methods and New Technologies?

This article reviews the arguments and issues presented in the Bilski v. Kappos case, and provides an analysis of the amicus briefs, as well as a spread sheet analyzing the amicus briefs. The analysis shows that while each industry would have been expected to support the same outcome of the case, that there are differing opinions within a single industry.

IP Czar Seeks Public Comments on Costs Of Infringement, Enforcement Objectives

U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria A. Espinel on Feb. 23 called for public comments identifying the economic and public safety costs of intellectual property…

Tech, Drug Companies Face More Taxes if Obama’s Proposed Income Shifting Limits Adopted

President Obama’s budget proposal to tax “excess returns” associated with transfers of intangible assets to offshore affiliates is likely to result in larger tax bills for the high-tech and…

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