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29 Oct 2009, 4:53 pm
According to the Grauniad, today:TalkTalk, the second largest internet service provider in the UK, has threatened to launch legal action if business secretary Peter Mandelson follows through with his plan to cut off persistent illegal filesharers' internet connections.Carphone Warehouse-owned TalkTalk, which has more than 4 million ISP customers and owns the Tiscali and AOL brands, claimed the government's plan was based on filesharers being "guilty until proven… [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 3:21 pm
With no end in sight on just how low the Dow will fall, fears that banks will [...]...Obama Administration: The Harmonization CapitulationIf you have not already read the letter from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Senator Patrick Leahy (Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee) and Senator Jeff Sessions (Ranking Republican Member), you absolutely need to read it to comprehend the massive changes the Obama Administration is supporting with respect to patent reform. [read post]
27 Oct 2009, 8:59 pm
Noonan -- Just when you thought . . . it was safe to ignore patent reform, and fresh off a concerted push from the new Commerce Secretary, the new Patent and Trademark Office Director, and the new Deputy Director for patent reform that includes fee setting and substantive rulemaking authority, a Senate insider told a group of assembled patent attorneys and their clients that there is an 70-80% chance that the Senate will pass a bill this year (early next year at the latest). [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 12:57 pm
Here's an excerpt of the announcement from the USPTO web page: WASHINGTON — Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos has signed a new Final Rule rescinding highly controversial regulations, proposed by the previous administration, that patent applicants felt unduly restricted their capacity to protect intellectual property. [read post]
21 Oct 2009, 7:07 pm
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and U.S. [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 9:55 pm
Noonan -- With fresh life being breathed into its patent "reform" bill by the new Commerce Secretary and PTO management, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday acted on another "reform" measure, voting in favor of sending to the floor of the Senate a bill prohibiting "reverse payments. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 5:53 pm
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke conducted a ceremonial swearing-in of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. [read post]
19 Oct 2009, 7:34 am
RE: the First-Action Interview Pilot Program Notice - contact Joseph Weiss ((571) 272-7759), Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, or e-mail first.action.interview@uspto.gov.Press Release: ----- Forwarded Message ----From: Karen Sewell To: BillHeinze@yahoo.comSent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 2:23:31 PMSubject: USPTO Expands Pilot Program to Reduce Pendency and Improve Patent QualityPRESS RELEASE … [read post]
18 Oct 2009, 11:01 pm
David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, spoke at the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on October 15, 2009. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 4:04 am
Choi had acted as the Deputy Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development (Commerce & Industry) since July 2007. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 10:56 am
The Commerce Committee has approved the bulk of the bill, but the Finance Committee has yet to contribute its proposals on tax changes, despite “tremendous pressure” from both lobbyists and Senate leadership to complete its work. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 9:59 pm
Barner and Commerce Department General Counsel Cameron Kerry discussed patent reform and the Administration's support for S. 515, as previously outlined in a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (see "Obama Administration Weighs in Supporting Patent 'Reform'"). [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 3:05 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 7:48 am
SAWYER, 343 U.S. 579 (1952) To avert a nation-wide strike of steel workers in April 1952, which he believed would jeopardize national defense, the President issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Commerce to seize and operate most of the steel mills. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 2:59 am
" President Theodore Roosevelt sent native Californian Victor Metcalf, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, to urge school officials to rescind the order. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 12:29 am
Additionally, the AmeriKat suggests readers peruse the article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer here, regarding Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's open letter of support for the bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee.Kappos's action follows his previous proposals earlier this month that included the well-received proposal of adjusting patent examiners compensation in an effort to give staff an incentive to process the applications more efficiently. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 11:50 am
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke conducted a ceremonial swearing-in of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 10:04 am
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos has officially rescinded the highly hated regulations that would have limited patented claims and continuations — with an emphasis on the fact that they were proposed by the previous administration. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 1:56 pm
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke conducted a ceremonial swearing-in of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 9:34 am
If you have not already read the letter from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Senator Patrick Leahy (Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee) and Senator Jeff Sessions (Ranking Republican Member), you absolutely need to read it to comprehend the massive changes the Obama Administration is supporting with respect to patent reform. [read post]
