Posts Tagged: "This Week in Washington IP"

This week in our Washington IP events, the Senate Judiciary Committee convenes another meeting to discuss Sen. Graham’s bill to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The Senate Commerce Committee also meets to explore the possible path forward for transatlantic data transfers after the EU’s highest court struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield this July. The USPTO will host webinars on maintaining trademark registrations as well as a PTAB Boardside Chat featuring updated findings from the agency’s multiple petitions study.

This week in Washington IP news, Senate committees will convene a series of business meetings, including one by the Senate Judiciary Committee to look at a proposed bill that would create an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) pathway for resolving copyright small claims. The Senate Environment Committee will also discuss a proposed legislative draft designed to restore American dominance in nuclear energy in part by supporting the licensing of advanced nuclear energy technologies. Elsewhere, the Brookings Institution will host a pair of events exploring the impacts of smart machines on the American labor force as well as the future of antitrust policy in the tech sector during the Biden Administration.

This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Judiciary Committee will discuss a proposed bill that would create an alternative dispute resolution path for copyright small claims, while the Senate Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee discusses lessons learned in federal telework programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hosts an event exploring the history of vaccine research, while on Thursday the agency’s Patent Public Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the past few months of the agency’s patent operations. The U.S. Copyright Office will also hold an event Wednesday to honor the legacy of former Register Barbara Ringer.

This week in Washington IP events, the Senate and House of Representatives remain fairly quiet as we move into the lame duck period of Donald Trump’s presidency following the results of the 2020 Presidential election. The week begins with the 58th Annual Conference on IP Law sponsored by the Center for American and International Law which will feature appearances from many influential people within IP law, including USPTO Director Andrei Iancu. Elsewhere among policy institute events, Aspen Institute hosts an event to discuss the future of science policy in America while the Bipartisan Policy Center explores telehealth efforts in rural communities to see how the country can advance such technological platforms after the COVID-19 pandemic. The USPTO will also host an event on Tuesday with senior advisors at the agency to inform trademark practitioners of various ethical issues being policed at the agency.

This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Commerce Committee will be busy with a major hearing on Section 230 liability shields for tech platforms in light of charges of political censorship. Policy institutes hosting innovation-related events this week include the American Enterprise Institute, which kicks off the week with a closer look at the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s recent report on antitrust regulations in digital markets, and the Hudson Institute, which will dissect the oral arguments made in the Google v. Oracle Android software copyright case recently argued that the U.S. Supreme Court. The week will conclude on Friday with the regular quarterly meeting of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee to examine recent trademark operations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

This week in Washington IP events, the House of Representatives remains quiet during its district work period. Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will focus mainly on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, although the day’s discussion will include a bill introduced by Sen. Lindsay Graham to create an alternative dispute resolution pathway for copyright small claims. Many policy institutes, including Cato Institute, Hudson Institute and the Center for Strategic & International Studies, will host hearings focused on incorporating emerging technologies into U.S. military capabilities for future wartime readiness. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will also host an event to discuss government resources for business owners who want to protect their IP rights while operating in the Chinese market.

This week in Washington IP events, the House of Representatives remains quiet during district work periods, while the Senate focuses this week on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Various tech related events will take place at policy institutes this week, including several at the Center for Strategic & International Studies exploring efforts to maintain American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and innovation in the intelligence community. The Hudson Institute is hosting a virtual event this week to discuss the impacts of the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision to overturn Judge Lucy Koh’s injunction against Qualcomm’s patent licensing practices.

This week in Washington IP events, both houses of Congress are largely quiet as the House and Senate enter scheduled work periods this month. Among policy institutes focused on technology and IP-related subjects, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation explores the coming decade of battles for tech dominance between China and the West, while both the Heritage Foundation and Center for Strategic & International Studies turn their focus this week to the space industry, a sector where the United States is working to regain its former dominance. The USPTO will also host virtual events this week, including a networking event for innovation professionals in the Hispanic community.

This week in Washington IP events, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing at noon on Wednesday to explore the findings of the Copyright Office’s report on Section 512’s safe harbor provisions under the DMCA, released this May. Over in the Senate, the Senate Commerce Committee will discuss authorizing a series of subpoenas for big tech CEOs at Google, Facebook and Twitter, while the Senate Judiciary Committee will discuss a proposed bill to create a framework for alternative dispute resolution of copyright small claims. Elsewhere, New America will focus on the ways that national governments have splintered the worldwide web, while the Center for Strategic & International Studies will explore advances in low-carbon fuels for the transportation sector. 

This week in Washington IP events, intellectual property concerns take center stage on Thursday afternoon, when the Senate IP Subcommittee takes a hard look at increased risks of both cyber-attacks and counterfeit sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elsewhere, the Senate Energy Committee will explore advances to offshore and marine energy generation tech on Tuesday, while the Senate Commerce Committee will focus Wednesday on EU and state data privacy legislative efforts to determine appropriate federal-level legislation. This week also features a collection of policy institute events including a New America event looking at the historical trend of public-private collaboration on national security-related R&D, and webinars at both the Aspen Institute and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation discussing the implementation of AI technologies across sectors of the U.S. and global economy.

This week in Washington IP developments, events get underway with a few programs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including the first day of a virtual road tour on federal funding of early stage innovative businesses and a look at recent changes to Chinese law on trade secrets. On Wednesday, the Senate IP Committee continues its efforts to modernize the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), focusing on potential reforms to Section 1201 of that law. Elsewhere, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation hosts events focused on collaborative approaches among nations to improve semiconductor innovation and the growing role of genomic editing in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee explores whether Google’s activities in online advertising should trigger regulatory action.

This week in Washington IP events, both houses of Congress remain quiet during August recess. However, programming at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will feature tips on navigating the Office’s trademark-related resources as well as exploring suggestions for better advocacy during ex parte appeals at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The U.S. Copyright Office also will host an online event discussing the Music Modernization Act’s creation of a new portal for royalty distribution to music makers. Elsewhere, the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy kicks off the week with an exploration of breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics and treatments, and the Center for Strategic & International Studies hosts a conversation on how U.S. innovation policy should be altered to better compete globally with China.

This week in Washington IP news, both houses of Congress remain (mostly) silent with August recess still ongoing. However, policy institutes continue to hold online events related to technology and innovation during this quiet period. The week starts with the Center for Strategic & International Studies exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diaspora remittances to homeland communities with the use of digital currencies, while the Heritage Foundation looks at efforts within Army Futures Command to develop advanced missile technologies. Artificial intelligence is the focus of events this week at CSIS, which hosts a webinar with the author of T Minus AI: Humanity’s Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power, the Bipartisan Policy Center discusses ways to address systemic inequalities by expanding access to broadband Internet.

This week in Washington IP events, both house of Congress remain silent during their August recesses, but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) kicks off Invention-Con 2020 on Thursday, featuring three days of programming designed for small businesses and independent inventors who want to learn more about obtaining IP and using it to achieve business success. Elsewhere, the Aspen Institute hosts two webinars featuring presentations on research projects related to climate change and disaster tech infrastructure, while the Peterson Institute for International Economics explores the growing field of regulatory and supervisory agency technologies which is sprouting up around the fintech sector.

This week in Washington IP, both houses of Congress are quiet during August recess but patent and IP policy issues are front and center at the Hudson Institute, which is hosting events to explore how light regulatory frameworks can increase innovation, as well as the importance of injunctions for standard-essential patent owners. Elsewhere, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine look at how federal R&D and commercialization funding programs for small businesses have been implemented by the National Science Foundation, and both the Urban Institute and the American Association for the Advancement of Science look at how data collection practices and technological platforms intersect with issues of racial equity.