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U.S. ANTI-PIRACY LEGISLATION HITS SPEED BUMP – SOPA / PIPA

Anti-piracy legislation in both the U.S. House (H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act, or “SOPA”) and Senate (S.968 PROTECT IP Act, or “PIPA”) has been abruptly halted following this past Wednesday’s worldwide online blackout protest involving numerous popular Internet sites, tweets, blogs, and the like (including WIKIPEDIA).  There has also been growing domestic concern over the potential extent of the federal government’s reach in its effort to address rogue overseas websites.

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LICENSING INFORMATION FOR PCT APPLICATIONS

Happy New Year! 

As of January 1, 2012 the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is now permitting international PCT applicants who are interested in licensing their inventions to request that the International Bureau to make this information publicly available. 

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