Nominet, the British domain name register for .uk domain names, has requested comments on proposed rules concerning “Domain names used in connection with criminal activity.” The rules would include “an expedited process to suspend domain names.”
The next negotiating round of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement will be held in Chicago from September 6-15. Negotiators hope to make progress on outstanding issues including intellectual property protection, which has been an area in which negotiators have had…
This week, the Indian government’s Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament) will debate the Copyright Amendments Act. The Centre for Internet and Society has raised a number of concerns – including the removal of parallel import provisions that would…
Congress To Issue a Declaration to Establish Priorities for Promoting the Public Interest in Intellectual Property Law and Policy CONTACT: Sean Flynn 202-294-5749 sflynn@wcl.american.edu Seeking to ensure that public policy initiatives concerning intellectual property serve the public interest, more than…
The EU Green Party has released two draft reports on ACTA, which are open for comments from the public for 30 days. Comments can be submitted online for each report: ACTA and Fundamental Rights | ACTA and Access to Medicines…
The Canadian copyright clearinghouse Access Copyright, which allows universities to reprint and upload copyrighted course materials for students in exchange for a flat fee, has raised the fee from C$18 to C$45 per student. In response, over a dozen universities…
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20016 August 25-27, 2011 | Room 603 The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will bring together scholars,…
Inside U.S. Trade reports that the US government urged Chile “to strengthen the system by which patent owners can challenge the approval of allegedly infringing generic pharmaceuticals to be sold in that market, and its protection of test data used…
WEBCAST August 25, 2011 10:00 Release of EU Greens Draft Analysis of ACTA 11:00 Analysis of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement CONTACTS: Megan Smith | megans@wcl.american.edu | 202-274-4276 Sean Flynn | sflynn@wcl.american.edu | 202-294-5749 Draft Reports: Draft Report:…
IP Enforcement Roundup Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest to Open August 25 The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will bring together scholars, policymakers, and policy advocates to discuss and deliberate about opportunities…
Earlier this month, seven members of Congress wrote President Obama to “strongly recommend that the United States refrain from negotiating any provisions related to exclusivity for biosimilar medicines” in the Trans Pacific Partnership. The letter from Reps. Waxman, McDermott, Stark,…
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that “the first sale doctrine, which allows a person who buys a legally produced copyrighted work to sell or otherwise dispose of the work as he sees fit, does not apply…