You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: Oleg Teterin seeks ‘tens of thousands of dollars’ for rights to use ;-) emoticon, a registered Russian trade mark (Techdirt) (RelatIP) (Ars Technica) (The IP Factor) (Out-Law) (Class 46) New UK copyright consultation: consultation issues include access to works, incentivising investment and creativity, recognising… [read post]

(BLOG@IP::JUR) CAFC Judge Rader: ‘Stronger IP system allows countries to compete in world marketplace’ (PatentlyBIOtech) Professor Mossoff’s historical paper about patent thickets, patent trolls and patent pools: relevant today (IP Dragon) The balance between standards and patent regulation (IP Frontline) Patents in a bear market (IP Solutions)   Australia Full Federal Court: Commonsense approach to trade mark use and the beer/wine dichotomy confirmed:… [read post]

(Securing Innovation) PriorSmart.com search tool, tracking patent documents (Competitive Info) (Patently-O) Patent damages as an incentive to transact (IP finance) IPscore, new patent evaluation toy (IP finance) Patent portfolios can pull companies out of financial rut (Law360)   Global - Copyright Expanding the public domain: part zero (Creative Commons)     Australia Pioneering decision on non-use: Pioneer Computers Australia Pty Limited v Pioneer KK (Australian Trade… [read post]