Patent Reform Takes Half A Baby Step In A Forward-Like Direction

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Seamless Computing Takes a Baby Step
Forward

Seamless Computing Takes a Baby Step
Forward 06/23/2004 09:19 AM
On Tuesday, the Digital Home Living Alliance (the group formerly known as the Digital Home Working Group) finalized its guidelines for interoperability and commenced plugfests designed to make sure that PC and consumer-electronic devices can work better together. Microsoft is one of the 145 members.

Patent Reform In The Wrong Direction

Patent Reform In The Wrong Direction 04/20/2004 11:18 AM
Someone who prefers to remain anonymous writes "This panel seeks to reform patents by issuing the patent to the first person who applies for it instead of the first person to invent it. Isn't this the exact opposite of what we should be doing?" The article is talking about the National Research Council recommendations, and there are a few more details to this story that don't actually make the article. Most of the rest of the world does use the "first to file" method of patent protection, and it's been an ongoing battle between the US and other nations about bringing the two patent systems into line. Since so many more places use "first to file" rather than "first to invent" it's long been assumed that the US would eventually fall into line. It is backwards, of course, and is designed more to make it easier to figure out who should own the patent, rather than to actually encourage innovation. Instead, it will simply encourage people to file more bogus patents earlier in the process, just to make sure. It is a step backwards, and the only justification for it is to avoid having to spend difficult time figuring out who actually deserves the patent. I would much prefer patents go to those who actually deserve it, as that would seem to actually encourage innovation.

Ximian Takes Evolutionary Step Forward

Ximian Takes Evolutionary Step Forward 12/31/2003 01:15 PM
Extreme Tech Dec 31 2003 12:06PM ET

Open Access Publishing Takes Another
Step Forward

Open Access Publishing Takes Another
Step Forward 06/17/2005 05:02 PM

Science Commons - a new project of Creative Commons that works to encourage sharing of scientific and academic knowledge - has launched an Open Access Law Program. The Program is designed to make legal scholarship "open access," that is freely available online to everyone, without undue copyright and licensing restrictions. The Program involves an Open Access Law Author Pledge, Open Access Law Principles and an Open Access Law Model Publication Agreement.Our very own Chairman & CEO, Lawrence Lessig, is one of the first signatories to the Open Access Law Author Pledge. In addition, 21 important law reviews have adopted the Open Access Principles, or have policies that are consistent with them. Leading journals like such as Michigan Law Review, Animal Law, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, Indiana Law Journal, Lewis & Clark Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Michigan State Law Review and, New York Law School Law Review, Texas Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, and Wayne Law Review and Michigan State Law Review have signed on, as have all of the journals published by Duke Law School and Villanova Law School. More information about the Program is available at the Science Commons Program page. The Program is one part of the Science Commons Publishing Project, which is working to support open access to scholarly research in a wide range of disciplines including agriculture, entomology, biology, anthropology and now law.

IBM Takes Giant Step Forward in Tiny
Technology

IBM Takes Giant Step Forward in Tiny
Technology 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
In a major step forward for nanotechnology -- the science of manipulating individual molecules and atoms to build structures of complex atomic specifications -- IBM has announced the creation of "the highest-performing" carbon nanotube transistors to date.

Sony patent takes first step towards
real-life Matrix

Sony patent takes first step towards
real-life Matrix 04/09/2005 07:57 AM
Velozie Apr 9 2005 12:23PM GMT

New Scientist News - Sony patent
takes first step towards real-life
Matrix

New Scientist News - Sony patent
takes first step towards real-life
Matrix 04/08/2005 05:05 AM
Sony patent takes first step towards real-life Matrix .. NewScientist berichtet .. New Scientist reports

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New Scientist News - Sony patent takes
first step towards real-life Matrix

New Scientist News - Sony patent takes
first step towards real-life Matrix 04/08/2005 08:11 PM

Round Up: A step in the right direction

Round Up: A step in the right direction 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
newmediazero Dec 11 2003 2:06PM ET

New Texas Bill Moves Software
Acquisition Reform Forward

New Texas Bill Moves Software
Acquisition Reform Forward 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
A new software acquisition reform bill in Texas follows another in Oregon. Both seek a fair shake for free and open-source software.

GautengOnline another step forward

GautengOnline another step forward 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Mar 9 2004 3:17AM GMT

Semantic web specs step forward: RDF,
OWL to PR

Semantic web specs step forward: RDF,
OWL to PR 12/22/2003 08:57 AM
The W3C has released a slew of new semantic web technology Proposed Recomendations, related to the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the OWL Web Ontology Language.

Round Up: Dramatic step forward

Round Up: Dramatic step forward 05/24/2004 02:22 PM
newmediazero May 24 2004 6:15PM GMT

Time for e-champions to step forward

Time for e-champions to step forward 04/01/2005 12:17 PM
Computer Weekly Apr 1 2005 3:18PM GMT

Itanium - one step forward, one back

Itanium - one step forward, one back 01/05/2005 10:00 PM
ZDNet Australia Jan 6 2005 1:49AM GMT

Itanium--one step forward, one back

Itanium--one step forward, one back 01/05/2005 03:54 PM
Intel allies Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft have some good and bad news for the chipmaker's Itanium 2 processor family.

Two Steps Forward; One Step Back

Two Steps Forward; One Step Back 02/12/2004 11:29 AM
Microsoft is moving ahead with its Aura "autoblogging" research project, as eWeek reports from the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies conference. Meanwhile, the Redmond software giant lost some ground in its ongoing trademark case with Lindows.com.

Microsoft 802.11g a big step forward for
wireless networking

Microsoft 802.11g a big step forward for
wireless networking 11/04/2003 06:05 PM
Chicago Sun-Times Nov 4 2003 5:20PM ET

Website Step Forward To e-Government In
Brunei

Website Step Forward To e-Government In
Brunei 08/04/2004 08:32 PM
BruDirect Aug 4 2004 11:22PM GMT

Internet providers take a step forward
in spam fight

Internet providers take a step forward
in spam fight 06/23/2004 08:43 PM
IHT Jun 24 2004 0:06AM GMT

XForms a huge step forward for Web forms
(eWeek)

XForms a huge step forward for Web forms
(eWeek) 09/10/2002 01:46 PM

Windows XP SP2 is big step forward in
security--but it can break things

Windows XP SP2 is big step forward in
security--but it can break things 06/23/2004 10:39 AM
Microsoft's Windows' XP Service Pack 2 RC2 .. has some technology .. cause many problems

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TCS: Tech Central Station - One Step
Back, Two Steps Forward

TCS: Tech Central Station - One Step
Back, Two Steps Forward 05/10/2004 03:03 AM
this column on Iran .. Pejman .. Iran

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Patent Reform?

Patent Reform? 06/05/2005 11:19 PM

I was reading Business Week and they had a little commercial section with ads from law firms. A couple of them were intellectual-property specialists and I snarled internally; whatever you think about patent law, as a longtime businessman I’m pretty convinced that the IP law profession, while it contains many good and intelligent people, is collectively a giant leech sucking money and time out of the community of innovators. Having said that, two of the lawyers’ blurbs jumped out at me; both about proposed US legislation which would institute a new process, within the PTO as opposed to the courts, for a quick challenge to the validity of a patent. This is important, because today, defending yourself against patent-infringement litigation is insanely expensive, $1M and up, way up. This is why most companies, in particular small companies, roll over and settle quickly when they get hit with this kind of lawsuit, no matter how dopey the patent is. Here are the two reports: Defending Against Patent Greenmail (which begins Patent “trolls” are currently the subject of much discussion...; most IP specialists don’t like to admit that patent trolls exist, but they do) and New USPTO Post-Grant Patent Opposition Legislation on Horizon. I think the high-tech business community ought to get behind this legislation, big-time. Everyone except the patent trolls.

Patent Reform

Patent Reform 04/11/2005 08:52 AM
Steve Lohr: I.B.M. Hopes to Profit by Making Patents Available Free

A New Hope for Patent Reform

A New Hope for Patent Reform 09/20/2004 07:05 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundations Sep 20 2004 11:35PM GMT

More Calls For Patent Reform

More Calls For Patent Reform 04/28/2004 01:12 PM
Yet another study has come out pointing out all of the well known problems with the patent system and suggesting it's about time something was done to fix it. They suggest that there need to be more patent examiners, there needs to be a better process for contesting patents, and examiners need to reject more "obvious" patents. Of course, as another article about the patent system makes clear, the government sees the patent office more as a revenue generator rather than as a force for innovation. As such, they're not that interested in either spending more on it or making it harder to receive patents. As far as they're concerned, the more patents granted means more people will apply, and more funds will go into the patent office coffers - which can then be raided to pay off other government bills.

FTC calls for US patent reform

FTC calls for US patent reform 10/30/2003 12:36 PM
More hurdles, less backlog

IBM calls for patent reform

IBM calls for patent reform 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
ZDNet Australia Apr 11 2005 12:54AM GMT

More Calls To Reform The Patent System

More Calls To Reform The Patent System 12/11/2003 02:30 PM
Earlier today we posted an article about how copyr ight law was harming, not helping, innovation. To go with that, how about an article from the Washington Post about how the patent system is harming, not helping, innovation. While the first article looked at DMCA smack-down suits, this one looks at all of the little patent shops that buy up ridiculous patents, don't actually build anything, wait for someone else (completely independently) to build something similar, and then sue them. It also looks at big companies who patent thousands of ideas every year, and then threaten any small company that might compete with them to "license our patents or else." The article mentions that many are hopeful that the resigna tion of the current USPTO directer will encourage real reform (despite all the praise he's receiving for being a "reformer"). From the quotes from the incoming director, though, I wouldn't hold my breath. In response to an FTC report that loudly questions the current patent system, the new USPTO director basically says that his hands are tied by treaty agreements the US has. He is happy, however, that the FTC suggests the patent office gets more money. Big surprise there. The money will go to more patent examiners, which just means that bad patents will get approved that much faster. What's needed is a real rethinking of the process. If the point of patents is to encourage innovation, we need to see if that's really happening or (if as appears in many cases) it's really just legalized extortion.

Microsoft Calls for Patent Law Reform

Microsoft Calls for Patent Law Reform 03/14/2005 04:42 PM
Critics of the United States patent system have found an unforeseen ally: Microsoft. During his keynote speech at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith proposed a series of reforms to correct flaws in the US patent system

Microsoft Advocates for Patent Reform

Microsoft Advocates for Patent Reform 03/14/2005 06:17 PM
The Redmond software giant is commencing a campaign to bring some major changes to U.S. patent system.

National Research Council urges patent
reform

National Research Council urges patent
reform 04/23/2004 12:18 AM

The United States National Research Council has issued a call for reforming the patents sector of intellectual property . The Council's recommendations include: expanded research of patented works without fear of legal retribution; awarding patent to first filers, rather than first inventors; increased resources and flexibility for the United States Patent and Trademark Office .

Continued innovation in the development of new technologies and products in this country suggests that the current patent system does not require a major overhaul, said the committee that wrote the report. However, economic and legal transitions have strained the system in recent decades, making clear the need for change.

(via Steven Kaye)

Patent Office Chief Resigns - Praised
For Reform?

Patent Office Chief Resigns - Praised
For Reform? 12/10/2003 02:17 AM
theodp writes "USPTO Director James Rogan is leaving the Bush administration in January to complete work on his autobiography, "Rough Edges," which will be published next summer, but can be preordered at Amazon.com today (be sure to turn on that patented 1-Click!). According to today's USPTO press release, Rogan changed the culture of the agency by making quality, not the time it takes to get a patent, the hallmark of its work - judge for yourself!" Amazingly, the article about him leaving talks about how much he's done to reform the patent system. Yet, every day we still seem to see ridiculous patents. If that's what we call reform these days, I think we need something different.

Red Hat Pushes for Intellectual Property
and Patent Policy Reform

Red Hat Pushes for Intellectual Property
and Patent Policy Reform 06/05/2005 11:44 PM
Technology News Daily Jun 4 2005 11:05AM GMT

DNA computing takes a diagnostic leap
forward

DNA computing takes a diagnostic leap
forward 04/30/2004 07:58 AM
Researchers create a DNA computer that can diagnose cancer signals and deliver anticancer drugs. It will be years before a system can be developed that can be used in humans.

Web Services Authentication Takes Leap
Forward

Web Services Authentication Takes Leap
Forward 02/18/2003 11:11 AM
The OASIS standards consortium approves a new standard for writing and enforcing information access policies.

Swisscom Takes 3G Step-Up

Swisscom Takes 3G Step-Up 05/21/2004 03:59 AM
3G May 21 2004 7:07AM GMT

Intermec, Symbol Step Up RFID Patent War

Intermec, Symbol Step Up RFID Patent War 03/25/2005 11:12 PM
Sparring over intellectual property issues since last year, major RFID players Symbol and Intermec expand their fight with a lawsuit around 802.11 wireless, a countersuit and a tug of war over laser scan engines.
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