by aperl | May 9, 2012 | Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
Planetary Resources, a company backed by investors such as Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and director James Cameron, has announced a plan to mine asteroids. The company says it will initially mine water and platinum, hoping to “provide stability on Earth, increase...
by bfin | Apr 24, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
Last month, copyright students at Michigan Law were able to engage in a Q&A after a presentation from Alfred Perry, the VP of Worldwide Content Protection at Paramount Pictures. The topic? SOPA, PIPA, and the legal issues that surround file-sharing websites, like...
by meharmon | Mar 19, 2012 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations |
It’s no secret that cybersecurity is a big issue today, especially with certain private networks containing the personal information of millions of Americans being at a very high risk of attack. Never fear, though, because the U.S. Senate is on the case. Last...
by sandc | Feb 16, 2012 | Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
The USPTO recently announced a new awards competition called Patents for Humanity. The competition is a pilot program meant to encourage the development of technology to meet humanitarian rather than strictly business means. The prize? Accelerated processing of the...
by anickow | Feb 12, 2012 | Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Old Blog Posts, Technology |
Everyone already knows that Tom Brady wields tremendous power in the sports world. Add to that a Brazilian super model wife and the guy has some serious social capital as well. But who knew the former Michigan quarterback’s casual comment to a group of reporters could...
by tashaf | Feb 12, 2012 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations |
The America Invents Act (AIA) was passed in September 2011, bringing with it many changes to patent law. The most noteworthy change was the shift from inventorship being granted on a first to invent system to a first to file system. However, there were many...
