Tuesday, September 27, 2011

On patent infringement by farmers planting the progeny of genetically altered seeds covered by U.S. patents

MONSANTO COMPANY AND MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC v. VERNON HUGH BOWMAN, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2010-1068, here

University of Michigan continues with its orphan works digitizing project

Teleread.com, here

FCC Net Neutrality Rules Published

Preserving the Open Internet; Final Rule, here

WIPO General Assembly: Live Webcast

Here, also for the archived videos. 

Apple: Samsung’s $100 Million 3G Request

blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime, here

Quick Guide to Collective Management of Text and Image based works

IFRRO, here

Apple has been denied the multi-touch trademark by Patent Office

9to5mac.com, here

Network Neutrality: The Global Dimension

P. Larouche, here

Cloud Computing in the EU Policy Sphere

J. Sluijs, P. Larouche, W. Sauter, here

Monday, September 26, 2011

US Seventh Circuit court of appeals on FTAIA’s limits on the Sherman Act’s reach

MINN-CHEM, INCORPORATED, et al., v. AGRIUM INCORPORATED, et al., No. 10-1712, here

With its Standout tag, Google News is giving publishers a new incentive to credit the competition

NiemanLab.org, here

Search Engines Searching for Trouble? Comparing Search Engine Operator Responsibility for Competitive Keyword Advertising Under EU and US Trademark Law

S.Kulk, here

Competition Issues in the Air Transport Sector

OECD, Secretariat's Background Note, here

POTENTIAL PRO-COMPETITIVE AND ANTICOMPETITIVE ASPECTS OF TRADE/BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

OECD, Secretariat's Background Note, here

EU Commission opens investigation in e-payment market

Press release here

Australian Court decision on Google clarifies misleading advertisements

ACCC's press release hereAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission v Trading Post Australia Pty Ltd[2011] FCA 1086 here

LaMiaImpresaOnLine – Assoprovider segnala all’Antitrust

Qui.

Chinese Brands: Does Privatisation Matter?

IP Finance, here

CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE INVESTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO BID RIGGING AT PUBLIC FORECLOSURE AUCTIONS

US DoJ, here

REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS TO THE WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Is Android really free software?

R.Stallman, here

Datenschützer kritisieren Facebook-Neuerungen

Computerbase.de, here

ECJ on AdWords

Case C‑323/09, Interflora Inc. v Marks & Spencer plc, here.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Test de marché des engagements proposés par Carrefour par rapport au contrat de franchise Carrefour Market

Optimal Cartel Deterrence: An Empirical Comparison of Sanctions to Overcharges

R. Lande, J. Connor, here

How Should Europe (and the World) Respond to Piracy ?

Interview with Francis Gurry, here.

The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

Here

Russian Dominance Rules

Clifford Chance, Client Briefing, here

Cross-border extended collective licensing: a solution to online dissemination of Europe’s cultural heritage?

J. Axhamn , L. Guibault, here

Sprint's Complaint challeging AT&T / T-Mobile merger

Here

Les Archives de l'Internet

Bibliothèque nationale de France, ici

Self-Regulated Professions — Post-Study Assessment

Competition Bureau of Canada, here

UK IPO office consulting on the proposed international instrument on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities

TERM EXTENSION FOR RELATED RIGHTS IN SOUND RECORDING

J. Hendrik, P. Otto, here.