The Obama Administration has backed away from an unpopular plan to name a Johnson & Johnson executive and patent reform opponent as head of the US Patent Office. Read more »
Many long-standing legal rules of engagement between publishers and consumers tilted the playing field in unexpected ways in the first quarter. The period also saw a major expansion in the amount… Read more »
Both the U.S. House and Senate are working on bills (SOPA and the Protect IP Act, respectively) that would significantly enhance the copyright enforcement authority of the Justice Department as well… Read more »