IP Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

Elsewhere, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation debates the potential impacts of a regulatory framework for AI technologies being drafted by the European Commission, while the Heritage Foundation looks at how the characteristics of Bitcoin intersect with American values.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 14, 2022

Confirmation that inter partes review fees were sent through the Federal Reserve Fedwire System is sufficient to prove they were paid that day, even if they were not yet received by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency's precedent-setting panel said in its fifth-ever decision Friday.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

That same month, the nation’s oldest and largest American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities struck a similar chord, with two resolutions that urged better federal coordination with Native American communities. Oregon tribes and a reserve share natural resources.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Federal Circuit Gives Short Shrift to Bias Arguments. Yesterday, the Federal Circuit shot down both theories. ¶ More fundamentally, the USPTO is a fee-funded agency for which Congress annually appropriates funds. I always found this argument odd given the bonus system was discontinued years ago (2016?)

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In South Africa, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) began the first set of public hearings on the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) to address the President’s reservations on the Bill passed in 2020. Instead, the issues raised required a more in-depth analysis best suited for trial. Katpost on that here. Katpost on the ruling here.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The DCB was eventually approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2018 for transmission to the National Assembly for consideration. Even so, this writer believes that some of the reservations flowed from ignorance of how the copyright system works and failure to study the provisions of the Bills before the public hearing.

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43(B)log

APRIL 19, 2021

Example topics include: questions relating to the adequacy of federal and state agency regulatory and adjudication structures to address current and emerging technologies; the scope of current agency jurisdiction over digital technologies and practices; whether current legal structures effectively protect consumers and vulnerable populations.

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