by Eric Scharphorn | Jan 8, 2015 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
In the midst of the battle for the future of the Internet, President Barack Obama has made his allegiance clear. Obama released a statement on November 10th urging the FCC to adopt new regulations that would treat the Internet like a utility in order to preserve a...
by lingchoi | Mar 11, 2014 | Legal/Tech News
The Obama administration recently announced a renewal of Patents for Humanity, a USPTO program promoting the use of patented technologies to address worldwide humanitarian needs. Patents for Humanity is part of the President’s program to strengthen the patent system...
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 ericajan | Sep 7, 2011 | Commentary |
Hollywood’s Leading Lady Kathryn Bigelow has had an impressive few years. She became the first woman in Oscar history to win the Best Director award in 2010 for her film The Hurt Locker (2008). This feat was made even sweeter given the fact that she beat out the...
by Daniel Prieve | Mar 20, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
On March 15th, the White House announced that it planned to vigorously combat copyright infringement. An interesting part of this announcement was the White House’s proposal to step up efforts to combat so-called “illegal” video and audio streams....
