A Senate committee reviewing proposed changes to Australia’s intellectual property laws has urged the federal government to reconsider the section that adds a competition test as another ground on which a compulsory patent licence can be obtained.

Originally by CCH Australia, 9:22 PM

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IP Australia in conjunction with the Australian Innovation Festival are running free intellectual property commercialisation seminars in Brisbane (on 30 May 2006), Melbourne (on 31 May 2006) and Sydney (on 1 June 2006).

Originally by CCH Australia, 2:23 PM

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Apple Computer (maker of the Macintosh computer systems) and Apple Corp (the music publisher founded by The Beatles) have been fighting over the right to use the Apple name and logo since about the mid 1980s. At the time, the companies reached a settlement that permitted Apple Computer to maintain its name and logo, providing it did not enter the music business or conduct any record sales or distribution.  Read more »

The Microsoft Windows XP End User Licence Agreement (‘EULA’) is a classic example of abstruse drafting. In being so generalised, and endeavouring to cover all possible uses and jurisdictions — from Australian high school students to Chinese nuclear power plants — it isn’t the most accessible document to the general public.  Read more »

'Chancellor Gordon Brown announced on Friday that he has commissioned an independent review into intellectual property rights in the UK. Andrew Gowers, former editor of the Financial Times, will lead the review.'

Originally by The Register - Internet and Law: Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs, 2:33 PM

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A gamer has paid $100 000 for a virtual space resort in the massive multiplayer online role-playing game Project Entropia. The "real estate" was sold in a three-day auction.

Originally by NewsFactor Network, 9:56 PM

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An anonymous reader writes "This week's Economist has a number of stories in its survey of the state of IP (link to lead article), written from a balanced, business-oriented perspective.  Read more »

The term "nano" has come to signify quick, tiny and cutting-edge. Similarly, nanotechnology represents science at the cutting edge, as it converges with biology, medicine and information technology. One area of research expected to generate revolutionary contributions is cancer nanotechnology. The application of convergent technologies to cancer is creating more effective methods of detection, treatment and prevention, as well as raising a host of intellectual property issues.  Read more »

Small and midsize businesses are rapidly waking up to the potential of IP convergence to deliver cost savings and boost business efficiency, newly published research claims.

Originally by NewsFactor Network, 10:01 PM

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No explosions, yet

Unlike Google, Yahoo! has set off into the book scanning minefield without detonating any explosions. But that might be because it hasn't, as yet, gone near a mine. Yahoo!'s own book scanning plans went public today with the announcement of the Open Content Alliance, of which it is a founding member.…

Originally by The Register - Internet and Law: Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs, 9:52 PM  Read more »