This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Commerce Committee will be busy with a major hearing on Section 230 liability shields for tech platforms in light of charges of political censorship. Policy institutes hosting innovation-related events this week include the American Enterprise Institute, which kicks off the week with a closer look at the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s recent report on antitrust regulations in digital markets, and the Hudson Institute, which will dissect the oral arguments made in the Google v. Oracle Android software copyright case recently argued that the U.S. Supreme Court. The week will conclude on Friday with the regular quarterly meeting of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee to examine recent trademark operations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Copyright
- Computer Law
- Fair Use
- First Sale Doctrine
- SCOTUS Grants Government’s Request to Participate in Case Interpreting PRO IP Act Language on Copyright Invalidation
- Beware the Shadow Statute: ALI’s Copyright Restatement Project is Quite the Fright
- International: WIPO Reports Increasing Prevalence of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Business-to-Business Copyright Disputes
- USPTO and Copyright Office Reports Attempt to Quantify Extent and Effect of IP Infringement by State Entities
- The Federal Circuit Must Correct Texas Court’s Misapplication of Copyright Law in SAS Institute Appeal
Recent Posts
- India’s Prius Judgment and Trans-Border Reputation of Trademarks
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, October 15: TRIPS IP Waiver Negotiations Heat Up, CAFC Finds No Due Process Violations in Mobility Workx, and the Copyright Office Will Study Copyright Protections for News Publishers
- Federal Circuit Clarifies Criteria for ‘Exceptionality’ Finding in Awarding Attorneys’ Fees
- CAFC Shoots Down Due Process Challenges to PTAB Structure
- Brazil: Patent Law Amended to Allow for Compulsory Licensing of Patents