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Alec Pronk
Freelance Journalist
Alec is a freelance journalist and editor who has covered a broad range of topics ranging from international law to US foreign policy. He holds a master’s degree in political science from Leiden University.
Recent Articles by Alec Pronk
Other Barks & Bites for Wednesday, November 27: OpenAI Rebukes Deleted Evidence Accusations; Netlist Awarded $118 Million in Patent Infringement Lawsuit with Samsung; Report Finds Music Copyright Business is in Boom Time
This week in Other Barks & Bites: OpenAI files a response letter denying it deleted evidence in its copyright dispute with The New York Times; Google and the Department of Justice make their final arguments in online ad monopoly case; music economist Will Page releases report claiming music copyright industry is in a boom time.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 22: USPTO Bans Employees from Using Generative AI for Work Purposes; WIPO Member States Adopt New Design Law Treaty; DOJ Proposes Google Must Sell Chrome
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to ask a judge to force Google to sell Chrome in an ongoing legal case accusing Google of monopolistic practices; WIPO member states adopt the Riyadh Design Law Treaty; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) grants Twitter’s motion to dismiss a preliminary injunction in a patent infringement case.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 15: Sweden Becomes First Country to File for Trademark; Open-Source Company Launches Patent Troll Bounty Program; and District Court Dismisses Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Amazon
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Cloud Native Computing Foundation launches a patent troll bounty program to protect the open-source computing community; the European Patent Office announces Russia Patent Requests will be denied as part of sanctions; and Sweden becomes the first country in the world to file a trademark for its name.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 8: Judge Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI Filed by News Outlets; Reports Finds Record Number of Global Patent Filings; ITC Finds Semiconductor Company Infringed on Competitor’s Patent
This week in Other Barks & Bites: a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) report finds global patent filings at a record high with China leading the way; Universal Music Group sues Believe Music for copyright infringement; and a New York district judge dismisses a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against OpenAI.
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, November 1: USCO Grants Right to Repair Copyright Exemption to Restaurants; EU Hits Teva with $503 Million Fine for Misusing Patent System; and Former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu Endorses Trump
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the European Commission fines Teva Pharmaceutical $503 million for misusing the patent system to block competition to its multiple sclerosis drug; former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu endorses Donald Trump for President; and a study finds tech giants and the semiconductor industry are leading patent growth.