Search

The article discusses the paper "Digital copyright and the new controversy: Is the law moulding technology and innovation?," by Tang Puay. The paper examines if and how the digital copyright laws in the U.S. And Europe are affecting innovation on the Internet. It describes peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing technology and the business models for music retailing that P2P has originated.

This study focuses on the Indian research output in osteoporosis, one of the leading causes of fractures and disability in the aged. The data for this study was obtained from Scopus database for the period 1973-2012. The study revealed that USA is the most productive country on osteoporosis research with a global share of 27.21% publications. Indian researchers have contributed 921(1.02%) papers in osteoporosis research. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehli is most productive institution in India on osteoporosis research. It has contributed 8.40% of the total research output and India's highest research collaboration has been with United States (6.08%) during the period of study. Osteoporosis International (21 papers; IF-4.58) is the most productive journal publishing Indian osteoporosis research and N. Chattopadhyay (25 papers, 12.12%, h-index 12) from Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow is the most productive author in osteoporosis research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the strategies and legal framework regarding the enforcement of patents in the U.S. It states that the strategies have focused mainly on the cross-border trade disputes and the legal framework has addressed the characteristics of patentees, innovations and the value of patent. It highlights that patent portfolio management during legal process offers an important tool to business organizations during the development of business strategies.

Analysis of 32,574 papers published by USA, UK, China, India and Brazil in the field of 'plant genetics and breeding' research during 2005-2009 indicates that USA produced the highest number of publications followed by China. The impact of research output as seen by the values of different impact indicators is highest for UK. The sub-domains of emphasis of research shifted in 2009 as compared to 2005 for all countries. India contributed about 9 percent to the world publication output. Indian output formed a part of the mainstream science as seen by the pattern of publication and citation of the research output. The total Indian output originated from 1,806 institutions located in different parts of the country. About 41 percent of the total Indian output was concentrated among 23 institutions. Among the institutions, international institutes located in India had the highest impact. The proportion of single authored papers has decreased considerably and the share of internationally co-authored papers has remained almost steady during the period of study [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Analyses 10553 citations appended to 538 papers published during 2004-2008 in the journal Applied Engineering in Agriculture. On average, there were approximately 20 citations per paper. Out of 10553 citations appended, 2263 (21.44%) citations appeared in the year 2006 closely followed by 2231 (21.14%) citations in the year 2005. Out of 1775 authors who contributed a total of 538 papers, 1376 (77.52%) were affiliated to institutions located in USA. Also examines year-wise distribution of papers, authorship pattern, length of papers, degree of collaboration among authors, year-wise appearance of citations, form-wise distribution of resources used by the authors and ranked list of authors by geographical location. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the R&D efforts in the field of forest mycology (study of fungi) with a primary focus on the global trends of publication output and its citation impact for the papers published during 1987-2008. The results indicate that number of publications have increased significantly especially during 2004 -2008. A total of 3313 publications scattered over 619 journal titles originating from 50 countries and 839 institutions indicates that USA tops the list in the publication output, while Sweden does in the citation impact. China leads in terms of highest rate of annual growth of published papers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the paper "Intellectual Property and Genetically Modified Seeds: The United States, Trade and the Developing World," by Haley Stein, which appeared in the 2005 issue of "Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property." The paper considers three aspects of the business of genetic seed modification in the U.S.

The article presents abstracts on industrial topics which include the emphasis on the use of intellectual property rights, the agreement between the European Union and China, and the effect of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) on the production of seed varieties in the U.S.

The article discusses the paper “International patent strategies for individual inventors,” by Douglas N. Modlin and Michael A. Glenn which appeared in the 2006 issue of “Journal of High Technology Law.” The paper offers strategies to assist independent inventors develop cost effective approaches to prepare, file and prosecute U.S. and foreign patents under the present first to file system.

The article discusses the paper “Metabolite labs and patentable subject matter: A review of federal, circuit and PTO precedent,” by Michelle Dawson which appeared in the “Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology.” The paper focuses on the court case Lab Corp. of Am Holdings v Metabolite Labs on the issue of whether claim 13 of Competitive Technologies Inc.'s patent recited patentable subject matter, or whether the claim was invalid as reciting nothing more than a natural phenomena.

The article discusses the paper “The Plenary power of states to infringe intellectual property under the cloak of sovereign immunity,” by Daniel P. Valentine published in the 2006 issue of “Journal of High Technology Law.” The paper discusses the case State Contracting & Engineering Corp. v Florida, the development of state sovereign immunity jurisprudence and attempts by U.S. Congress to conquer the sovereign immunity difficulty.

The article comments on the paper "The orphan works dilemma and museums: An uncomfortable straitjacket," by Simon Teng, published in a 2007 issue of the "Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice." The paper examines the copyright problem of orphan works in relation to museums with focus on U.S. museums. The paper says that museums are lobbying for the use of the safe-harbor rule.

The article highlights the report "Bulova Wrongly Decided: A Case Against Extraterritoriality of Trademark Law," by Keyhani Dariush, published in the "Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property." The report examined whether the holding in the 1952 case of Steel v Bulova Watch Co. is still good law today and whether United States trademark law should apply extraterritorially.

The article highlights the report "Is Kelly Shifting Under Google's Feet? New Ninth Circuit Impact on the Google Library Project Litigation," by Cameron W. Westin, published in the "Duke Law and Technology Review." The report analyzed two United States Ninth Circuit district court decisions on fair use and their impact on the Library Project litigation.

The article highlights the report "Intellectual Property Piracy: Perception and Reality in China, the United States, and Elsewhere," by Aaron Schwabach, published in the "Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law." The article examined the validity of the claim that China is the world's leading violator of intellectual property rights. The report concluded that the problem of movie piracy is more severe in the United States than in China.

The article discusses the paper "How do patent laws influence innovation? Evidence from nineteenth-century world's fairs," by Petra Moser, which appeared in the 2005 issue "The American Economic Review." The paper discusses the effect of patent laws on the direction of technological innovation. It suggests that patents help to determine the direction of technical change.

The article discusses the study "Copyright in Visual Arts," by Thomas G. Field Jr., which appeared in the online resource www.piercelaw.edu/tfield/CopyVis.htm. The study examined the advantages of registering works in the U.S. and considered the basic limits to copyright protection and the issues to be considered in transferring copyright interests.

The article discusses the paper “Patently non-obvious II: Experimental study on the hindsight issue before the Supreme Court in KSRV v Teleflex,” by Gregory Mandel which appeared in the 2007 issue of “Yale Journal of Law and Technology.” The paper presents the results of empirical studies on how individuals make non-obvious decisions under existing Supreme Court and Federal Circuit precedent in the U.S. It offers proposals for dividing the non-obvious decision at the Patent and Trademark Office.

The article comments on the paper "Digital technology: Its impact on copyright law and practice in North America," by Ronald E. Dimock and Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy, published in a 2006 issue of the "Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice." The paper analyzes the impacts of technological change on copyright law in Canada and the U.S. and on the balance between creators' rights and users' rights.

The article discusses the paper "Patentability and enforcement issues related to nanotechnology inventions," by Louis M. Troilo, which appeared in the 2005 issue of "Nanotechnology Law & Business." The paper explores the current legal issues facing inventors of nanotechnology, particularly on mere difference in size as an issue in both obtaining and enforcing U.S. patents.

Information on the article "The Impacts of the Differences Between UK and US Copyright Laws for Sound Recordings on Musicians," by Stephen Mulhaney-Clements that appeared in the "Management Decision" in 2010 is presented.

The article highlights the report "Let's Test This Out: A Proposal for a New Unified Test for the Experimental Use Exception to § 102(b)," by Wilensky Moshe, published in the "Journal of Intellectual Property." The report discussed the experimental use exception to 35 USC § 102(b) in United States patent law.

The article highlights the report "The First-to-File Patent System: Why Adoption Is Not an Option!," by Rebecca C.E. McFadyen, published in the "Richmond Journal of Law and Technology." The report argued against the adoption of the first-to-file system and encouraged the United States Congress to slowly and incrementally implement necessary reforms.

The article highlights the report "The Technical Writer's Role in Preserving Intellectual Property Rights Outside the United States Tutorial," by C.S. Diaz, published in "Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on Publication." The report introduced issues regarding dissemination of information and texts that can affect international intellectual property rights.

The article reports on the applicability of patent information in analyzing the trends and effects of technological activities in certain industries. It cites the S-curve fitting process as the tool used to evaluate the applicability of patent trend analysis for technological forecasting. It uses the data from a community innovation survey (CIS) conducted by the Korean national statistical office and from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

The article discusses the paper “The disclosure of source code in software patents: Should software patents be open source?,” by Kenneth Canfield which appeared in the “Columbia Science & Technology Law Review.” The paper reports on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Circuit's conclusion that written description and best mode do not require the disclosure of code. It also recommends a requirement to disclose code due to the nature of software development.

The article discusses the paper “Patenting race: The problems of ethnic genetic testing patents,” by W. Nicholson Price which appeared in the 2007 issue of “Columbia Science & Technology Law Review.” The paper discusses the Myriad Genetics' patent covering testing for a mutation in the breast cancer gene BRCA2 in Ashkenazi-Jewish women. It also reports that patenting and approval of BiDil offers evidence that patenting ethnically based medicine has become more acceptable in the U.S.

The article discusses the research article "Biotechnology patents and African food security: aligning America's patent policies and international development interests," by Michael Taylor and Jerry Cayford published in an issue of the "Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology" in 2004. It also includes information on the range of issues relevant to biotechnology, food security and intellectual property rights that were discussed by the article.

The article discusses the research article "United States: Measuring the patenting success of companies: metrics and measurement for patent departments," by Michael D. Kaminski published on the Web site www.mondaq.com. It also includes information on the range of issues relevant to business strategies on intellectual property and intellectual property rights that were discussed by the article.

The article discusses the paper "Cross comparison of the US, EU, JP and Korean companies patenting activity in Japan and in the Peoples Republic of China," written by Michael O'Keeffe. It presents a comparison of patent filing statistics of selected US, Japanese, European and Korean companies in Japan and China.

The article analyzes the issues concerning the patent system in the U.S. It is usually the subject of critical studies which primarily faults are considered changed source of funds for patent examination. The article also examines the reactions of the U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court regarding the alleged new problems which is caused by patent thickets and patent trolls.

The article discusses the evolution of empirical patterns of patenting by the biggest industrial firms from the U.S., Japan and Europe. Technological diversification has emerged as an important phenomenon in which industries are developing and patenting new generic technologies that are unrelated to their primary line of business. The impact of this multi-technology trend on intellectual property offices and small- and medium-sized firms in catching-up economies are also discussed.

The article highlights the report "Operation Restoration: How Can Patent Holders Protect Themselves From Medimmune," by Stephanie Chu, published in the "Duke Law and Technology Review." The report outlined the potential implications of the rules on all stages of patent prosecution and protection in the United States.

The article highlights the report "To Mark or Not to Mark: Application of the Patent Marking Statute to Websites and the Internet," by Eugene Goryunov and Mark Polyakov, published in the "Richmond Journal of Law and Technology." The report suggested that, in light of relevant jurisprudence and the purpose of the United States Marking Statute, owners of patents that are directed to any business activities on the Internet should mark their own Web sites.

The article discusses the paper “The intent element of inducement to infringe under patent law: Reflections on Grokster,” by Lynda J. Oswald which appeared in the 2006 issue of “Michigan Telecommunication Technology Law Review.” It mentions that the Grokster Court derived its liability standard for inducement of copyright infringement from the inducement of infringement liability provision of the Patent Act in the U.S.

The article reviews the article "The Impact of the Institution of Patent Protection and Enforcement on Entry Mode Strategy: A Panel Data Investigation of U.S. Firms," by Nikolaos Papageorgiadis, Adam R. Cross, and Constantinos Alexiou, which appeared in a 2012 issue of "International Business Review."

An abstract of the article "The individual inventor motif in the age of the patent troll," by Christopher A. Cotropia is presented.

The article highlights the report "Patentability Issues Surrounding Antivirals," by Deborah L. Lu, Angela M. Collison and Thomas J. Kowalski, published in "Nature Biotechnology." The report examined patentability concerns surrounding antivirals under the United States patent law. Factors affecting patent application acceptance or rejection are also discussed.

The article discusses the paper “Trends in protection for informational works under copyright law during the 19th and 20th centuries,” by Miriam Bitton which appeared in the 2006 issue of “Michigan Telecommunication Technology Law Review.” The paper looks at the historical dimension of the debate over databases protection in the U.S. It shows that the law's treatment of databases has not relied only to the sweat of the brow doctrine, but on the complicated spectrum of legal analysis.

The article discusses the paper “Recent developments in copyright law: Selected US Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and District Court opinions between 1 February 2005 and 1 May 2006,” by Tyler T. Ochoa which appeared in the 2006 issue of “The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law.” The paper mentions the copyright law decisions including the applicability of the idea/expression dichotomy to works of visual art and the requirement before filing an infringement action.

The article discusses the paper “Equitable concerns of eBay v Mercexchange: Did the Supreme Court successfully balance patent protection against patent trolls,” by Leslie T. Grab which appeared in the 2006 issue of “North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology.” The paper offers an explanation of the history of patent trolls and their business practices in the U.S. It also highlights the potential effects of the eBay balancing test on patentee and patent troll behavior.

The article comments on the paper "Why do we have trade secrets?" by Michael Risch, published in a 2007 issue of the journal "Intellectual Property Law Review." The paper traces the history of trade secret law in the U.S. and analyzes why U.S. states opted to protect secret information even though their act of protection is against the policies of access associated with patent and copyright laws.

The article discusses the paper "Patent infringement: Lessons from industrial economics," written by Bryan R. Krouse and Clement G. Krouse. It offers an overview of the differences between the monetary losses awarded to patent holders when patents are infringed under US case law and the private incentives provided to patent holders.

The article discusses the study "Exploring the Patent Explosion," by Bronwyn H. Hall, which appeared in the 2005 issue of the periodical "The Journal of Technology Transfer." The study looked at the sources of patent growth in the United States since 1984. It also compared the market value of patents held by entrant firms to those held by incumbents.

The article discusses the study "Internet Patents: Will They Hinder the Development of E-Commerce?," by K. Henderson and H. Kane, which appeared in the online resource elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/00-1/henderson .html. The study investigated patent laws covering the Internet using a U.S. perspective. The research also discussed issues such as monopoly, litigation, jurisdiction and infringement.

The article reports on the issuance of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of a patent that enables public service agencies such as military, federal, and civilian public safety to provide emergency alert information to First Responders to Tele Communication Systems. It notes that this patent covers the use of technology that will enable the immediate location and deployment of trained professionals for specific crises situations. The nature and features of the TCS technology are also given.

The article reports on the initiatives of the United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) to improve patent process and save applicants about $30 million annually. The initiatives were discussed in a speech delivered by Under Secretary and Director John Dudas at a patent reform meeting. These include amending the rules for appeal conferences, eliminating the backlog of ex parte re-examinations and creating a more transparent office.

The article discusses the American court case, Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories Inc. It focuses on the shocking decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that adjudicated a profound medical claim in the case. It details the judgment and its effects on the rulings of the Federal Circuit, as well as District Courts, and its effect on medical claims.

The article discusses the internet service provider (ISP) liability laws for contributory copyright infringement in India and the U.S., focusing on the lack of uniformity as a trade barrier. It states that the law in the U.S. has been very strict against ISPs for secondary/contributory copyright infringement, while India has not long enacted a legal provision addressing ISPs. It says that the lack of ISP liability has been the major factors behind the delay in Indo-U.S. free trade agreement.

The article discusses issues of copyright protection of films in Greece and the U.S., aimed at demonstrating the differences between laws governing films. It examines laws protecting fictional characters and plots of filmic texts and discusses the international legal instruments including the Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, The Universal Copyright Convention and the World Intellectual Property Directive Copyright Treaty of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) .