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Acta unlikely to be ratified in Europe, says Kroes

The Acta treaty that has been the subject of street protests around Europe is unlikely to be ratified by the European Union, according to Neelie Kroes, the powerful European commissioner for telecoms and...

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These two charts show that Motorola's royalty demands for standard-essential patents are way out of line

Late on Friday (March 30, 2012), Microsoft and Motorola Mobility each brought a motion for partial summary judgment on certain issues relevant to their dispute in the Western District of Washington that...

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CSIRO wins legal battle over wi-fi patent

The Federal Government has described a multi-million-dollar legal settlement over CSIRO's wi-fi technology as a major boost for the organisation.
The settlement secures more than $220 million for CSIRO...

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Canadian Trade-mark Practice Roars into a New Age: Sound Marks Now Registrable in Canada

On March 28, 2012, the Canadian Trade-marks Office (TMO) announced that it will be accepting sound mark applications effective immediately. On the same day, the TMO published the first advertisement of...

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US Supreme Court Reverses Myriad Decision Allowing Gene Patents

The United States Supreme Court yesterday threw out a high-profile case that had allowed a private company’s patents on two human genes associated with cancer.
The US highest court remanded the case, Molecular...

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