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EPO clarifies practice in the area of plant and animal patents
29 June 2017 On a proposal of the European Patent Office its Administrative Council took…
Innovator Industries Claim Win In Canadian High Court Patent Ruling
The Canadian Supreme Court today upheld a pharmaceutical industry appeal against a tool used in…
U.S. Tech Firms Pushed Against Ban on Work with Russian Spy Agency
As U.S. officials investigated in January the FSB's alleged role in election cyber attacks, U.S.…
Last day for free tickets to WHD.usa 2017
WHD.usa is a good opportunity to connect with hosting and domain companies…and it’s inexpensive. Earlier…
Nitriti e nitrati: l’Efsa conferma i limiti da rispettare per i sali aggiunti volontariamente agli alimenti
L’autorità per la sicurezza alimentare (Efsa) ha recentemente pubblicato due pareri scientifici su nitriti e…
Ideas Powered Youth Workshop
On 29-30 June 2017 the Observatory is hosting the second edition of the IP Youth…
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia by six months
The European Council has unanimously agreed to extend economic sanctions targeting the Russian economy by…
01/07/2017 - Presentazione di una domanda internazionale di brevetto
Si informa l’utenza che dal 1° Luglio 2017 per il deposito delle domande internazionali…
U.K. Parliament Hit by Cyber-Attack Targeting Email Accounts
Parliament has been hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber-attack by hackers attempting to gain…
Advertising firm thinks BabyBoom.com is cybersquatting
Company files UDRP against common term. You can’t make this stuff up. A marketing firm…
UN Human Rights Council Adopts Access To Medicines Resolution
The United Nations Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution on the right to health…
Circolare n. 10/D del n. 23 giugno 2017 - Controlli sui depositi fiscali di carburante per navigazione già operanti quali destinatari registrati
Accise Fonte:https://www.agenziadoganemonopoli.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/3103680/anc-c-20170623-72259-C10D-+Controlli+sui+depositi+fiscali+di+carburante+per+navigazione+gi%C3%A0+operanti+quali+destinatari+registrati.pdf/d86e64e9-1ca9-44a7-a08f-c3a9ffc3dac0?version=1.0 Author: Agenzia dogane e Monopoli
Le novità del mondo agroalimentare presentate a Tuttofood 2017, raccontate da Papille Vagabonde
Gunther Karls Fuchs, di Papille Vagabonde racconta nel suo blog le novità presentate a TuttoFood…
What are the options for the UK and EU to reach a compromise over free movement and access to the single market?
Theresa May’s ill-fated snap election seems to have transformed the UK’s national zeitgeist, not least…
International IP Enforcement Summit Berlin
The International IP Enforcement Summit is taking place in Berlin on 22 and 23 June.…
Open Access Policy In International Organisations
Open access is “part of the DNA” of international intergovernmental organisations, Charlotte Beauchamp, head of…
YouTube Creates New Rules for Deleting Terrorism Videos
Google, YouTube’s parent company, announced a set of policies aimed at curbing extremist videos on…
Domain names at a community pool Part 2
An evaluation of domain names used by small businesses. If you missed it, here’s part…
Art. 5-bis della legge 1° dicembre 2016, n. 225, di conversione, con modificazioni, del decreto legge 22 ottobre 2016, n. 193, recante “Disposizioni urgenti in materia fiscale e per il finanziamento di esigenze indifferibili”
Accise Fonte:https://www.agenziadoganemonopoli.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/3103680/lgpa_n_20170615_71066_RU.pdf/731b4168-35de-4852-a5a1-f5fba8d24978?version=1.1 Author: Agenzia dogane e Monopoli
Stop Glifosato: superato il milione di firme! Il quorum raggiunto in più di sette paesi, Italia compresa. Gli organizzatori chiedono una risposta formale alla Commissione
Più di un milione di cittadini europei hanno firmato l’iniziativa dei cittadine europei (ICE) contro…
12/06/2017: Settimana Nazionale Anticontraffazione: Roma, contro la contraffazione le politiche nazionali e le risposte del territorio
Settimana Nazionale Anticontraffazione Titolo: Roma, contro la contraffazione le politiche nazionali e…
Turkey Adopts New Regulation on Package Information, Manuals and Tracking of Medicinal Products for Human Use
To harmonize the standards of packaging and labeling of medicinal products for human use with…
SWIFT Bank Messaging System Increases Security After Attacks
Dealing with cyber hacks on banks ate into profit last year at the SWIFT messaging…
WHO Members Take Steps Against Global Rise In Sales Of Human Body Parts
The World Health Assembly last week adopted ten guiding ethical principles for the donation and…
Avocado: attenzione al coltello! A Londra quattro casi di infortunio alla settimana dovuti al taglio del frutto esotico
L’avocado è il frutto esotico dal colore brillante che porta ovunque un tocco di Sud…
WHD.usa hopes domainers return to the Tropicana in September
WHD’s U.S. event will be held at the same location as NamesCon. Now that WorldHostingDays…
IP Enforcement Summit in Berlin, 22-23 June - places still available
Registration is still open for the 22 and 23 June 2017 IP Enforcement Summit taking…
Ferrero vince in appello contro Choco Delhaize sulla questione dell’olio di palma usato nella Nutella. La Corte di Bruxelles ribalta la sentenza del tribunale del commercio
La Corte d’appello di Bruxelles ha accolto il ricorso di Ferrero, giudicando denigratoria, menzognera e…
Enough to be the Local Hero?
It is unusual for a company that owns a brand which enjoys a certain notoriety…
Telepathy sues after getting RDNH win
Company files federal lawsuit following reverse domain name hijacking. UDRP panels cannot levy a financial…
This Week In Techdirt History: May 28th - June 3rd
Five Years Ago This week in 2012, Google's recently-unveiled tool for looking at DMCA takedown…
È allerta in Italia per l’istamina nel tonno spagnolo. Diversi casi in Puglia, Basilicata, Lazio e Veneto. Continuano i ritiri di pesce in Europa
Anche in Italia su registrano i primi casi di intossicazione alimentare causati dall’eccesso di istamina…
Proposed DHS Rules May Cause The Deaths They Claim To Prevent
Back at the end of March, the Department of Homeland [in]Security issued rules stating that…
Registry-based .IO backorder service to shut down
Change comes as backend registry services are transitioned. Afilias is taking over backend registry services…
World Health Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Tax On Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugar
Cancer, diabetes, heart disease and chronic respiratory diseases are killing millions of people each year,…
Coca Cola richiama e ritira dagli scaffali migliaia di bottiglie da 1,5 litri: sapore sgradevole e aspetto molto denso
Il Ministero della salute ha comunicato che è in corso il ritiro dagli scaffali dei…
Circolare 8/D del 1° giugno 2017 - D.Lgs. n.504/95, art.8, comma 1. Destinatario registrato. Titolare deposito commerciale di prodotti assoggettati ad accisa. Criteri per il rilascio dell’autorizzazione
Circolari Fonte:https://www.agenziadoganemonopoli.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/3103680/lcpa-C-20170601-62737-C8D-Dlgs540.pdf/7cdcdf12-e4dc-48f0-868d-142a24606eeb?version=1.1 Author: Agenzia dogane e Monopoli
Legal outsourcing: Trends, opportunities, threats
Last year we predicted the legal services trends that would dominate 2016. However, without our…
Telenor Looks To Lead The Anti-Troll Fight In Europe
In what is beginning to look like a much-welcomed trend, it seems like copyright trolls…
Domain name escrow price and services guide
A comparison of popular domain name escrow options. The domain name escrow landscape has changed…
I braccialetti fitness sono poco affidabili per calcolare le calorie consumate durante l’attività fisica. Una ricerca della statunitense Stanford University
I braccialetti fitness e gli smartwatch, usati durante l’attività sportiva per misurare alcuni dati, sono…
Nota n. 64091 del 31 maggio 2017 - Laboratori autorizzati a prestare supporto all’Agenzia nei controlli sui sistemi di misura elettrici. Precisazioni alla circolare 21/D del 13 settembre 2016
Accise Fonte:https://www.agenziadoganemonopoli.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/889314/anc-n-20170531-64091+R.U..pdf/7f167730-a749-41f0-81c7-a8f6c06578f1?version=1.2 Author: Agenzia dogane e Monopoli
Financial services and banking news update- 31 May 2017
The European Systemic Risk Board has published its May edition of EU shadow banking monitor.…
Aussie Catering Company Pokes Brewery Over Trademark Spat, Now Finds Itself Potentially Losing The Mark Entirely
It's a point we apparently need to keep hammering home: for there to be trademark…
Uniregisty sends confusing .XYZ promo; Frank sends a follow up
Something about numeric .xyz domains being like bitcoin. And then… I was left scratching my…
Publication of Derivative use of public domain content study - Film industry focus
An EU-wide study carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the…
A Summary Of Key IP-Related Actions Taken By The 70th World Health Assembly
After what was described as the biggest World Health Assembly ever, with the highest number…
Il laser “anti-frode” per scovare i contaminanti negli alimenti fuori dai laboratori: lo sta sviluppando l’Enea. Primi risultati incoraggianti
Uno strumento per individuare contaminanti e sostanze non dichiarate nel cibo velocemente e senza bisogno…
Avoiding IP traps in CEE - M&A transactions
Given the increased focus on M&A transactions in CEE involving a strong IP component, it…
Resolution On Cancer Hailed By WHO Members, Easily Adopted In Committee
It is not a mystery, cancer has been spreading for decades, in particular in low…
Judge Smacks NYPD For Its 'Gotcha' Tactics In Forfeiture Public Records Lawsuit
New York's court system is finally pushing back against the NYPD's refusal to provide better…
DNSeattle attracts large crowd in domain name hotbed
Over 100 people attended event in downtown Seattle. Last week I traveled to Seattle for…
Publication of Summary of Knowledge and Awareness Building Seminar on International Cooperation and the Role of Intermediaries.
The summary of the last Knowledge and Awareness Building Seminar on international cooperation and the…
Remembrance of things past: Bacterial memory of gut inflammation
A team of scientists has designed a powerful bacterial sensor with a stable gene circuit…
Ritirato dagli scaffali “Preparato per torta al testo” Terre Umbre per presenza allergene non dichiarato in etichetta. Rischio per allergici
Il Ministero della salute ha comunicato il ritiro di “Mix a base di farina, lievito…
La Commissione approva due nuovi IGP Italiani
In data 20 Aprile 2017, la Commissione europea ha approvato l’iscrizione nel registro delle Indicazioni…
Cancer Drugs: Innovation ‘Blackmail’ Leads To Unaffordable Prices, Delinkage Needed, Speakers Say
What if you get an aggressive form of breast cancer, and the treatment exists but…
Tucows to drop some of Uniregistry’s domain names
Registrar will cease offering domains with biggest real price increases. Tucows, the second largest domain…
Unlikely Alliance Of India, US Could Keep Medicines Access On WHO Agenda
It is not often that on the matter of access to medicines, India and the…
C’è un insetto nel piatto! Un articolo sulla rivista Ristorando pone l’accento su come l’indignazione a volte non c’entra con la sicurezza alimentare.
Proponiamo ai lettori questo interessante articolo di Corrado Giannone e Monica May, ripreso dalla rivista…
ICANN security group warns against Emoji domain names
SSAC says emoji domain are like , gives to their registration. Emoji domain names have…
This Week In Techdirt History: May 21st - 27th
Five Years Ago This week in 2012, the jury in the Oracle/Google patent trial ruled…
Sempre in crescita la vendita di frutta e verdura biologiche. Una ricerca di Nomisma sui consumi nella grande distribuzione organizzata
In Italia, tra marzo 2016 e marzo 2017, le vendite di frutta e verdura biologiche…
Targeted recombination between homologous chromosomes for precise breeding in tomato
Fonte:http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15605?WT.feed_name=subjects_plant-breeding Author:
More Legislators Jump On The 'Blue Lives Matter' Bandwagon
Not wanting to be outdone by idiots in Congress, two idiot senators from the great…
World Health Assembly Adopts Resolution To Fight Sepsis; Antimicrobial Resistance Major Threat
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing health concern as was acknowledged by countries at the World…
Scientists borrow from electronics to build circuits in living cells
Synthetic biology researchers have demonstrated a new method for digital information processing in living cells,…
Etichette a semaforo: gli obiettivi e l’utilità del sistema dei traffic lights spiegati dall’avvocato Dario Dongo
Negli ultimi mesi il tema dei semafori in etichetta è tornato alla ribalta sulle cronache…
Preparing for GDPR: 5 Important Steps
GDPR comes into force on 25 May 2018, and many businesses are beginning to prepare…
World Of Tanks Developer Gets Negative Review Video Taken Down Under Threat Of Copyright Claim, Backlash Ensues
We've heard many stories at this point about video game producers attempting to use copyright…
A great resource for new top level domain name data
Don’t overlook this new top level domain stats site. This blog and many others in…
New World Bank Report: World Unprepared To Face Next Inevitable Pandemic
A new report released today by the World Bank shows that the world is not…
Tossina in agnello dal Regno Unito e mercurio in pesce spada congelato dalla Spagna… Ritirati dal mercato europeo 79 prodotti
Nella settimana n°20 del 2017 le segnalazioni diffuse dal Sistema rapido di allerta europeo per…
Additive QTLs on three chromosomes control flowering time in woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.)
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?client_id=maestro&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fhortres201720&response_type=cookie Author:
InCredit - 23 May 2017
The European Parliament has published a provisional version of the text of their recent resolution…
Expanding Access To Medicines: What Role For Transparency?
Transparency” and “accountability” are familiar buzzwords. Like salt and pepper, they pop up on nearly…
Titan Note Continues Trying To Sell Its Questionable Device; Its Own Actions Keep Raising More Questions
A few weeks back, I wrote about IndieGogo shutting down a crowdfunding project for a…
SOG.com domain name saved in UDRP
Domain owner acquired it as an investment ten years ago. A three-member National Arbitration Forum…
Pasta fresca Giovanni Rana: la nuova linea propone ripieni ispirati alla tradizione culinaria di altri Paesi
L’Emilia Romagna è la patria per eccellenza dei tortellini, dei cappelletti e dei cappellacci, ma…
Ports and airports, new EU rules to facilitate State Aid
On 17 May 2017 the European Commission approved new rules, part of a wider reform,…
The Orphan works survey – deadline extended to 6 June
The deadline to provide replies to the Orphan works survey has been extended to 6…
Antimicrobial Resistance Needs New R&D Models, NGOs Say
A group of non-governmental organisations organised a side event to the World Health Assembly to…
Trademark Has Come To This: Tinder Opposes Dating App With Only One Lonely Dude On Its Dating Roster
By now, Tinder is probably in the common lexicon. The dating app has been fairly…
.Asia is opening up in July
Domains will be easier to register and open to people outside of Asia. Ten years…
Pfas in Veneto: le analisi di Greenpeace sull’acqua di fontane pubbliche e scuole. Il Consiglio regionale istituisce una commissione d’inchiesta
Secondo Greenpeace, il numero totale di cittadini veneti potenzialmente esposti alla contaminazione da Pfas (sostanze perfluoroalchiliche) attraverso…
The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution
Fonte:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature22380.html?WT.feed_name=subjects_plant-breeding Author:
Impact of online sales restrictions on EU and German competition enforcement
In the course of its E-commerce Sector Inquiry (Sector Inquiry) launched in May 2015, the…
Financial Times Editorial: Time To 'Ditch' Corporate Sovereignty In Trade Deals
The European Union's top court has just handed down an important ruling about an otherwise…
Rightside has sold over 400 two letter domain names
Average sales price is over $1,000 and they come with premium renewals. Rightside began offering…
Chan’s Last Speech To WHA Opening: Affordable Medicines, Innovation, Listen To Civil Society, Partner With Industry
In her final opening speech to the annual World Health Assembly, Director General Margaret Chan…
Oms, in Europa un adolescente su tre è obeso o in sovrappeso. Interessanti alcuni dati per l’Italia tra il 2002 e il 2014
L’ufficio regionale per l’Europa dell’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità (Oms) ha pubblicato un nuovo rapporto sull’andamento…
European Commission accepts Amazon commitments on e-books parity clauses
On 4 May 2017 the European Commission issued a press release announcing its decision to…
This Week In Techdirt History: May 14th - 20th
Five Years Ago This week in 2012, a Microsoft-funded effort to disrupt BitTorrent was drawing…
No Free Lunch, G20 Health Ministers Find At First Meeting
Group of 20 health ministers today finished their first joint table top exercise to simulate…
Gli Usa attaccano le politiche asiatiche per l’allattamento al seno e quelle sudamericane contro l’obesità, giudicate barriere al commercio. Sotto accusa Hong Kong, indonesia, Malesia e Thailandia
Il governo degli Stati Uniti ritiene che le politiche di alcuni paesi asiatici (Hong Kong,…
Senate Given The Go-Ahead To Use Encrypted Messaging App Signal
Certain senators have repeatedly pushed for encryption bans or encryption backdoors, sacrificing personal security for…
Draft Cancer Resolution Might Be Set For Approval At World Health Assembly
According to sources, countries have agreed in the nick of time on a draft resolution…
.NYC tech domain name auction brings in $29,000
Web.nyc pulls in highest bid in latest auction of .NYC domain name.s .NYC held an…
Richiamate le crostatine senza glutine Giusto della Giuliani, a causa di una contaminazione non omogenea da miceti
L’azienda Giuliani Spa ha diffuso l’avviso del richiamo volontario di due lotti di crostatine a…
Hope for a cleaner Brexit after ECJ ruling
In a ruling which is likely to have positive implications for a possible Brexit deal,…
WIPO And The SDGs: Differing Views At Committee On IP and Development
The World Intellectual Property Organization, as a United Nations specialised agency, has a role to…
New EU Lawsuit Claims Google Failed To Forget 'Sensitive' Information, Such As Their 'Political Affiliation'
For years, we've pointed out that the "Right to be Forgotten" (RTBF) in Europe is…
Distil Networks acquires Are You a Human, offers free bot tool for Google Analytics
Get a better understanding of your web traffic after stripping out the bots. Distil networks,…
Nutrition Foundation of Italy: fondazione scientifica o lobby finanziata dalle aziende? Dubbi su certe posizioni a proposito di alcol, zucchero e olio di palma
Nutrition Foundation of Italy (NFI) è un’organizzazione italiana no profit che fa da trait d’union tra…
Fast diffusion of domesticated maize to temperate zones
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-017-02125-0%3FWT.feed_name%3Dsubjects_plant-breeding Author:
Episode 199: Are You Safe From the Latest Computer Viruses?
TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and…
US Court Upholds Enforceability Of GNU GPL As Both A License And A Contract
Free software dominates modern computing, from smartphones to supercomputers -- only the desktop remains a…
What are you using for domain name sales landers?
There are lots of options. What is working best for you? With pay-per-click revenue continuing…
Attacks On WHO Candidate Are Defamatory, ‘Colonial’, Ambassador Says
The African Union delegation to the United Nations came in outspoken numbers to a press…
Pasta cotta in padella in pochi minuti e “sempre al dente”: la novità di Agnesi Spadelliamo. Comodità a prezzi poco convenienti
Sulla cottura della pasta di semola di grano duro ci sono da sempre indicazioni precise,…
MVNOs: negotiating an optimum wholesale agreement with mobile network operators
In March this year UK MVNO Sky launched its consumer mobile handset offering dubbed 'Swap'...…
Makers Of Payday 2 Donating DLC Profits To Help 2 YouTubers Fight Copyright Lawsuit
The landscape of YouTubers who do reviews or takes on video games, including Let's Plays,…
Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain…
IP-Watch Guide To 2017 World Health Assembly: Election, Budget, Antibiotics, Cancer, R&D And More
In a few days, the 70th World Health Assembly will open its doors in Geneva…
Conad : stop alle uova provenienti da allevamento in gabbia come fanno gli altri supermercati. CWIF Italia chiede di estendere il provvedimento
Entro la fine dell’anno, i supermercati Conad è non venderanno più uova a proprio marchio…
Effect of seed position and soil nutrients on seed mass, germination and seedling growth in Peucedanum oreoselinum (Apiaceae)
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-017-02035-1%3FWT.feed_name%3Dsubjects_plant-breeding Author:
European Commission Publishes E-commerce Sector Inquiry Final Report: 4 Key Takeaways
The final report indicates future enforcement trends related to vertical restraints, pricing and big data.…
Nier Automata Modder Includes Piracy Checks In Mod, Causing An Uproar, But Should It?
Nier: Automata is a multiplatform game that I know almost nothing about at all, other…
.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end…
How The CIA WikiLeaks Disclosure Diverts Attention From Big Picture
The WikiLeaks publication of hacking tools and malware the CIA has allegedly used continues to…
Anche in Spagna è guerra all’olio di palma. Aziende e catene di supermercati riformulano le ricette e il ministero della salute prende posizione
Anche in Spagna è iniziata la battaglia contro l’invasione dell’olio di palma e lo scontro…
Construction of genotyping-by-sequencing based high-density genetic maps and QTL mapping for fusarium wilt resistance in pigeonpea
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-017-01537-2%3FWT.feed_name%3Dsubjects_plant-breeding Author:
Brexit and EU competition law
The UK has formally notified the EU of its exit from the EU. The extent…
Food blogger e pubblicità: un viaggio tra blog e siti di ricette per scoprire dove si nascondo i contenuti sponsorizzati
Nel mese di marzo, la Federal trade commission (Ftc) americana ha ammonito ufficialmente 45 persone,…
This Week In Techdirt History: May 7th - 13th
Five Years Ago It was the previous week in 2012 that we learned the sad…
Domain registration halts spread of WannaCry malware…for now
A 41-character .com domain was key to bringing down a malware campaign. A ransomware attack…
Cartoni per pizza: preoccupazione per la migrazione di inchiostri e colle. Il parere dell’Agenzia per la sicurezza alimentare francese
L’Agence de la sécurité alimentaire (Anses) francese è preoccupata per la migrazione di inchiostri e…
Leaked NSA Hacking Tool On Global Ransomware Rampage
Welp. What was that we were saying about the problems of the NSA creating hacking…
Longest, Biggest World Health Assembly Ever Set To Open With Election, Budget Topping Agenda
The 70th World Health Assembly opening in a few days is the WHA of superlatives,…
10 noteworthy NameJet sales from April
Six figure domain sale leads NameJet list. NameJet reported 136 domain name sales of $2,000…
Sucralosio: è sicuro e non causa tumori secondo l’Efsa. Respinti i risultati dell’Istituto Ramazzini sulla cancerogenicità del dolcificante
Secondo l’Efsa (Autorità europea per la sicurezza alimentare) l’edulcorante sucralosio (E955), è sicuro e il …
Quantitative trait loci for large sink capacity enhance rice grain yield under free-air CO2 enrichment conditions
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-017-01690-8%3FWT.feed_name%3Dsubjects_plant-breeding Author:
European Commission publishes final report E-commerce Sector Inquiry
Yesterday, 10 May 2017, the European Commission published its final report on the E-commerce Sector…
Bethesda's Pete Hines Shrugs His Shoulders About Trademark Dispute With No Matter Studios
If any single aspect of common trademark disputes has become the thing that annoys me…
WHO, Stakeholders Take ‘First Step’ On Fair Pricing For Medicines
The World Health Organization has concluded a major one-day forum on fair pricing of medicines,…
HostGator founder Brent Oxley loves great domain names. And driving tanks.
Oxley hasn’t slowed down after selling hosting business. When HostGator founder Brent Oxley sold his…
“Niente api, niente cibo”. Greenpeace scende in piazza per chiedere il bando dei neonicotinoidi. L’Europa vota per approvare il divieto di tre pesticidi
Un gruppo di attivisti di Greenpeace travestiti da api operaie hanno simbolicamente “scioperato”, con tanto…
Competition News May 2017
On March 9, 2017, France adopted, a little late, the texts transposing the directive of…
Bethesda Trademark Bullying Results In Indie Game Adding A Whole Letter To Its Name, But Not Its Logo
One of the most infuriating aspects of typical trademark disputes is how often the dire…
Sedo made a $200,000 “Buy Now” sale through SedoMLS
Sedo set a new record for a “buy now” domain on its SedoMLS system. There’s…
The Orphan Works Survey
Through its Observatory, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is carrying out a survey…
Shortage Of Affordable Insulin: Should WHO Extend Prequalification To Biosimilars?
The WHO last week announced plans to explore options for prequalifying insulin, a process that…
Biscotti Buongrano Mulino Bianco: per l’Antitrust scrivere sull’etichetta “100% farina integrale” può essere fuorviante. Niente sanzioni per Barilla che però modifica la dicitura sulle confezioni
Dire che i biscotti Buongrano Mulino Bianco sono fatti con “100% farina integrale” può “fuorviare…
GDPR Series: Part 11 - Data Processing Agreements
Under the GDPR, controllers may only work with data processors that provide "sufficient guarantees to…
Half Of NBA Teams Jump Into The NBA's New eSports NBA2K League, FIFA League To Start Soon
With eSports exploding into a legitimate spectator event, both for in-person viewership and televised events,…
USSA.com, domain used in USAA phishing attack, hit with UDRP
Four letter domain name subject to cybersquatting complaint. A UDRP cybersquatting complaint has been filed…
MSF Warns Of Threats To Public Health In Asian Trade Agreement IP Proposals
The 18th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement negotiations is taking…
Dual-channel biological function generator
Bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version of…
Bressanini: “l’olio di palma è un’isteria collettiva”. Il noto blogger ignora le evidenze scientifiche e scivola sull’olio
Nell’elenco delle bufale e dei falsi miti alimentari che girano in rete Dario Bressanini, in…
A single-nucleotide polymorphism causes smaller grain size and loss of seed shattering during African rice domestication
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?client_id=naturereferenceclient&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fnplants201764&response_type=cookie Author:
Spring Clean Your Data Protection Practices and Processes
With just over 12 months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes…
Facebook Fights Fake News in Britain As Elections Approach
Facebook is taking its battle against fake news to Britain ahead of general elections next…
China's New Online Encyclopedia Aims To Surpass Wikipedia, And To 'Guide And Lead' The Public
China has a long history of producing encyclopedias that goes back thousands of years. One…
Reverse domain name hijacking in baffling UDRP case
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The True Believer: An Interview With New IFPMA Director General Thomas Cueni
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European Commission to set up a blockchain observatory
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XYZ buys .Storage top level domain name
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Save The Date: The Global Debate on IP, Trade and Development: Past, Present and Future – A Conference in Honour of Pedro Roffe
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Cambodia signs a Validation Agreement with the European Patent Office
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Court Ruling On IP Struggle Between Movie Producers Shows Level Of Copyright Awareness In Nigeria
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EU - Commission posts requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
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European Data Protection Supervisor publishes its 2017 priorities
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FCC Lifts Price Restrictions for Dedicated Internet Links
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Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?client_id=naturereferenceclient&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fnplants201760&response_type=cookie Author:
Will the public interest trump competition?
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Civil Society-Led Monsanto Tribunal Finds Agro-Giant Guilty On All Counts
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A genome-wide SNP-based genetic map and QTL mapping for agronomic traits in Chinese cabbage
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Competition: AG Wahl delivers opinion in excessive pricing case
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Arizona Governor Signs Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Into Law, Raising Evidentiary Burden For Law Enforcement
Some more forward progress has been made against civil asset forfeiture, this time in Arizona.…
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Gates Celebrates Industry Contribution, Chan Concurs
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Consumer Groups Oppose Password Disclosures for Travelers
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Court determines Oversee.net co-founder’s case can move forward
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Data Security and Cybercrime in Lithuania
A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in Lithuania Fonte:http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ebb436e8-7b1c-41d7-8f6b-40ceebb1ba81 Author: SORAINEN
Cyber Criminals Target Japanese Victims Using Game Schemes
Gamers beware: Hackers offering free virtual trinkets don’t care about your passwords or personal data,…
China's Precision Censorship Machine Allows Some Controversial Keywords, But Blocks Combinations Of Them
China's censorship of the Internet is both impressively thorough, and yet surprisingly subtle at times.…
Boston Ivy to drop premium renewals
Company that operates four financial domains abandons premium renewal model. Boston Ivy, the top level…
Google’s Waymo v. Uber Lawsuit Reflects High-Stakes IP War In Hot Driverless Car Sector
Google’s Waymo claims Uber, an app-based taxi service, stole technology for a critical component for…
Patents in Italy - Lexology Navigator Q&A
A structured overview of patents law and practice in Italy... Fonte:http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=cb0d592c-ff8e-4a25-8ae5-89a474580d7c Author: Studio Legale Jacobacci…
Buona Pasqua
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Microsoft Says Patches Issued Against NSA Hacking Tools
Microsoft has confirmed that most of the NSA’s hacking tools designed to target Windows have…
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Five Years Ago This week in 2012, Congress (apparently having learned nothing from SOPA) was…
Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato sanziona Acqua & Farma per pratica commerciale scorretta
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Every year around April 26th, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hosts a weird dog…
Facebook Launches Changes to Detect Fake Accounts, News
Facebook is ramping up efforts to kill off sham accounts used to spread fake news,…
How selling cheap domains ruins your TLD for all users
Selling cheap domains leads to a bunch of abuse. If you’re going to essentially give…
Industry Group Nears Completion Of List Of Geographical Indications Worldwide
A private sector project to identify and compile all geographical indications in the world in…
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ICO Provides Update on ePrivacy Reform
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Initiative for Open Citations Takes Alternative Approach To Freeing Up Knowledge
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Apple continues its shift from i-Brands
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Facebook Fails to Remove Terrorism, Porn Content in U.K.
Facebook is at risk of a criminal prosecution in Britain for refusing to remove potentially…
The Web Is At A Crossroads – New Standard Enables Copyright Enforcement Violating Users’ Rights
The World Wide Web today stands at a crossroads, as its standards body, the World…
Smascherato il legame tra Coca-Cola e Università del Colorado per il progetto Energy Balance. Giornalisti megafono della grande azienda
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Top trade secret developments in 2017 for ADG companies
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Judge Denies Bail to Accused Yahoo Email Hacker
A judge denied bail to a Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo…
This $20 billion company uses a new TLD for its website, and…[Updated]
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30 years of Practicing EU Law
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12/04/2017 - EPO lancia un Programma a supporto della ricerca universitaria
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eSports Gets An Introduction To Major College Sports At The University Of Utah
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Ex-Chinese Dissidents Sue Yahoo Over Humanitarian Vows
Yahoo! Inc. failed to keep financial and humanitarian commitments made a decade ago after it…
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Hiring Freeze At USPTO Concerns Industry Groups
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New tool can help estimate genetically modified pollen spread
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Nella settimana n°14 del 2017 le segnalazioni diffuse dal Sistema rapido di allerta europeo per…
Genetic dissection of yield traits in super hybrid rice Xieyou9308 using both unconditional and conditional genome-wide association mapping
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Fragrance Allergens: From Labelling to Bans
In a move that will send shockwaves across the cosmetics and fragrance industries, the European…
Deputy Loses Immunity For Battering Arrestee, Tightly Handcuffing Him For Three Hours As 'Punishment'
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German Official Wants Right to Attack Foreign Hackers
Germany is trying to beef up its cyber defense, after the interior minister called for…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – DNW Podcast #131
One market for domain names is very strong but the other is lackluster This week…
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Do robots have rights? The European Parliament addresses artificial intelligence and robotics
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IRS Says Hackers Got Data on Financial Aid Applicants
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No al bando dell’insetticida clorpirifos dal direttore dell’Epa Pruitt. La sua stessa agenzia lo aveva giudicato potenzialmente pericoloso per la salute
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U.S. Withdraws Demand for Twitter to Disclose Critic
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Here comes the rollback. As President Trump made clear with his pick for Attorney General,…
G20 IT Ministers Want Access For All, Commit To Conflicting Objectives
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.Info and .Mobi get Chinese approval
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Synthetic biologists engineer inflammation-sensing gut bacteria
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M&A in the TMT sector regulation & deal execution remain key concerns for TMT investors
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Australian Regulator Sues Apple Over Faulty iPhone Updates
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European Commission May Join Gates Foundation And Wellcome Trust In Becoming An Open Access Publisher
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RGF.com ordered transferred in UDRP
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New Large-Scale Initiative Aims To Increase Open Access To Scholarly Research
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How to hack a cell
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Una pasticciera di Vienna alle prese con un violino… di cioccolato!
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Competition, EU and Regulatory newsletter March 2017
The Commission has invited comments from any interested parties on commitments submitted by Gazprom to…
[Webinar Replay] How to Dispute a .us Domain Name: Transferring and Suspending Domains Under the usDRP and the usRS
Click above for a replay of the GigaLaw webinar, “How to Dispute a .us Domain…
Connecticut Lawmakers Vote To Give Police Drones With Guns
Connecticut's legislature has managed to back into legalizing law enforcement use of weaponized drones. In…
Michael Gleissner ordered to pay Apple £38,085 in trademark dispute
UK IPO determined revocation proceedings were initiated for ulterior purpose. Michael Gleissner, whose companies have…
Public-Private Coalition’s High-Profile Delinkage Policy For Emerging Vaccines
It’s early February in Tchaourou district, Borgou in Benin, and a pregnant woman is admitted…
Macine Mulino Bianco: è corretta la scritta “meno 55% grassi saturi rispetto alla precedente ricetta”? Risponde l’avvocato Dario Dongo
Ho letto l’articolo dell’avvocato Dongo sulle etichette di Barilla che promettono sull’etichetta “meno 55% grassi…
Sexually-trimorphic interactions with colour polymorphism determine nectar quality in a herbaceous perennial
Fonte:http://www.nature.com/articles/srep45838?WT.feed_name=subjects_plant-breeding Author:
Contracts - Distribution - Consumer law, March 2017
Newsletter on case law and regulation relating to civil law, commercial law, economic regulation and…
24/03/2017- COMUNICAZIONI RIGUARDANTI NUMERAZIONE DELLE DOMANDE ITALIANE DI BREVETTO
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Doug Isenberg to Speak at Brand Protection Summit
Doug Isenberg will speak at “NYC Summit 2017,” a brand protection program organized by MarkMonitor.…
If A Phone's Facial Recognition Security Can Be Defeated By A Picture Of A Face, What Good Is It?
No technology is perfect and facial recognition software is obviously no exception. But whereas law…
Judge orders Verisign to transfer CostaRica.com domain name
Valuable CostaRica.com domain name will be transferred to prior registrant. A United States District Judge…
Report Finds Wide Gap In Pharma Companies’ Profits And Spending On R&D
A new report from Public Citizen, the US-based consumer rights advocacy group, shows that the…
“Bull fight” finally yields a victor
After fourteen years, the protracted legal fight between coffee shop The Bulldog and energy drink…
Hacked New York Post App Sends Fake Trump Alerts
The New York Post apologized early hours after its app was apparently hacked with what…
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Scandalo carne brasiliana: nessun rischio per la Bresaola della Valtellina Igp, anche se Rigamonti è di proprietà di una delle aziende coinvolte
Lo scandalo della “carne fraca” brasiliana continua a destare preoccupazioni nei consumatori europei e italiani…
Rapid breeding of parthenocarpic tomato plants using CRISPR/Cas9
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-017-00501-4%3FWT.feed_name%3Dsubjects_plant-breeding Author:
Stupid Patent Of The Month: Storing Files In Folders
Our ongoing Reclaim Invention campaign urges universities not to sell patents to trolls. This month's…
France Reaches Agreement With Gilead To Drop Prices Of Hepatitis C Treatment
The French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health announced today that the ministry has negotiated…
URS is fast and cheap, but…
You might not win if the respondent puts up a fight. On the face of…
UK, diminuzione di casi umani di infezione da Campylobacter nel pollo. L’Ufficio europeo dei consumatori polemico con la scarsa ambizione della Commissione Ue
Nel Regno Unito, secondo i dati diffusi dalla Food Standards Agengy (FSA), nel 2016 i…
Further amendments to the trade mark law in Poland
Following a number of significant changes in 2016 to Polish Industrial Property Law which in…
31/03/2017- COMUNICAZIONI RIGUARDANTI NUMERAZIONE DELLE DOMANDE ITALIANE DI BREVETTO
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Trump Administration to Reverse Net Neutrality Rules
The Trump administration served notice that its next move to deregulate broadband internet service companies…
Monster Energy Attempts To Run From Laughable Trademark Spat It Started With Thunder Beast Root Beer
Readers here will hear the name "Monster Energy Corporation", makers of the Monster Energy beverage,…
Premium renewals create headaches for domain buyers
Figuring out if a domain has a premium renewal price can be confusing. There’s a…
Funding Injection For New Antibiotics: The CARB-X Transatlantic Partnership
A partnership of government agencies and organisations in the United States and United Kingdom have…
Nutrizionisti, giornalisti e alcol. L’articolo de il Giornale.it dal titolo “Curarsi con vino e birra” è l’ultimo esempio di mistificazione della realtà
La lunga storia della pubblicità del vino e della birra, mascherata da informazione medico scientifica,…
Brexit: Article 50 and beyond
The government has today, Wednesday 29 March, notified the EU that it is invoking Article…
Web Forum Not Liable for Users’ Infringement, Court Says
The Fifth Circuit ruled that a web forum was not directly liable for copyright-infringing images…
Tractor Owners Using Pirated Firmware To Dodge John Deere's Ham-Fisted Attempt To Monopolize Repair
We've been noting for a while how numerous states have been pushing so-called "right to…
20 years after registering IMEC.com, company hit with UDRP
Panel declines to find reverse domain name hijacking despite highly questionable UDRP. Imagine registering a…
USPTO Director Lee Emerges From Silence, Praises Latin America For Joining Patenting Scheme
The director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Michelle Lee, today resurfaced…
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Bioengineers have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of embryonic stem cells from the…
Etichetta delle bevande alcoliche: la Commissione Ue chiede all’industria una proposta di autoregolamentazione. Necessario indicare ingredienti e dichiarazione nutrizionale
La Commissione europea ha presentato una relazione al parlamento e al Consiglio europeo che dà…
Rapid generation of a transgene-free powdery mildew resistant tomato by genome deletion
Fonte:https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-017-00578-x%3FWT.feed_name%3Dsubjects_plant-breeding Author:
On the road to autonomous vehicles
Connected and autonomous vehicle (“CAV”) Technologies are set to have a profound social and economic…
Observatory participates in the OECD Task Force meeting on Countering Illicit Trade
On 28-29 March 2017 the Observatory will participate in the fifth meeting of the Task…
AT&T Settles With DOJ Over LA Dodgers Channel Collusion Allegations
In 2013, Time Warner Cable (since acquired by Charter Communications) struck an $8.35 billion deal…
Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Installing Malware
A Russian hacker has pleaded guilty to installing malware on ten of thousands of computer…
Large Amount Of Consumer Tech Is Counterfeit, OECD Report Finds
Nearly 20 percent of mobile phones and 25 percent of video game consoles sold internationally…
Rightside changes brand blocking service for new TLDs
Product will cover more domains but cost more money. Domain name company Rightside is expanding…
Elenco Enti di assistenza e pronto soccorso aventi titolo all’agevolazione fiscale prevista per i carburanti consumati per l’azionamento delle autoambulanze
Accise Fonte:https://www.agenziadoganemonopoli.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/3103680/36404+Determinazione+ambulanze.pdf/2c658a11-a477-4efd-bba1-7b89f6b87b2b?version=1.0 Author: Agenzia dogane e Monopoli
Salmonella in carne di pollo separata meccanicamente e mercurio in numerosi lotti di pesce… Ritirati dal mercato europeo 62 prodotti
Nella settimana n°12 del 2017 le segnalazioni diffuse dal Sistema rapido di allerta europeo per…
Targeted base editing in rice and tomato using a CRISPR-Cas9 cytidine deaminase fusion
Fonte:http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nbt.3833.html?WT.feed_name=subjects_plant-breeding Author:
Fashion Law - March 2017
The fashion industry is undoubtedly fast paced and the retail conditions are challenging. Businesses in…
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Did Raiders owner register LasVegasRaiders.com in 1998? Not so fast.
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States Consider Moves to Protect Privacy Online
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Civil Society From 17 European Countries File Patent Opposition On Key Hepatitis C Drug
Public health group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced today that it has joined civil society…
Mulino Bianco e Ferrero, via l’olio di palma da biscotti e merendine, ma le diciture non sempre sono in regola. Il commento dell’avvocato Dario Dongo
Si allarga la schiera delle industrie che a vario titolo rivendicano sulle etichette le proprietà…
M&A Activity in the Connect Vehicles sector: More Antitrust Filings on the Horizon?
M&A activity in the connected vehicles sector might need to be notified to antitrust authorities,…
Google Reassures Users About Warnings of Hackers
Google wants to reassure users about the warnings it issues about government-backed hackers. The company…
This Week In Techdirt History: March 19th - 25th
Five Years Ago This week in 2012, the public got a terrifying glimpse of the…
Encryption Workarounds Paper Shows Why 'Going Dark' Is Not A Problem, And In Fact Is As Old As Humanity Itself
It was October 2014 when FBI Director James Comey made his famous claim that things…
U.S. Lawmakers Concerned About China’s Cloud Restrictions
China’s restrictions on cloud computing were the theme of a letter that more than 50…
From the fake news department with a domain name angle
Story claimed Trump sent a cease & desist letter about a domain name, but the…
Scientists reveal hidden structures in bacterial DNA
Researchers have described the 3D structure of the genome in the extremely small bacteria Mycoplasma…
Api e Terra dei Fuochi: le silenziose paladine protagoniste di un progetto di biomonitoraggio sui metalli pesanti
Il vento sfiora le foglie di nocciolo e solleva i vapori che fuoriescono dall’affumicatore davanti…
Medicines Patent Pool Sublicenses New Antibiotic Candidate To TB Alliance For Development
TB Alliance and the Medicines Patent Pool announced today a licensing agreement for the development…
EU rules on recovery of illegal aid from ferry operators
On 1 March 2017, the General Court of the European Union confirmed that France must…
Lawsuit: Police Destroyed Farm House To Capture Homeless Man Armed With An Ice Cream Bar
Is it possible to arrest an unarmed homeless person without destroying the residence he's hiding…
Twitter Accounts Hacked at ABC News, Good Morning America
The Twitter accounts of ABC News and “Good Morning America” fell victim to a hack…
Will Brexit Block The European Unitary Patent?
European Patent Office President Benoît Battistelli today in Brussels expressed confidence that the first European…
29/03/2017- European IP Institutes Network cerca 15 dottorati per “Early Stage Researchers”
L’European IP Institutes Network (EIPIN) ha lanciato un progetto di training chiamato “EIPIN…
New TLDs aren’t dead, but some business models won’t work
New TLDs are here to stay. That doesn’t mean they’ll make money the way they’re…
Heart tissue grown on spinach leaves
Biotechnology and bioengineering research news. Go to Source Author:
Scandalo della carne importata dal Brasile: cento rinviati a giudizio, 38 arresti, 21 aziende coinvolte e blocco delle esportazioni.
Go to Source Author: Agnese Codignola
Launch of IP Perception Study 2017
The IP Perception Study 2017 is being launched today at the European Parliament Committee on…
UPC Preparatory Committee holds final meeting at which it signals its readiness to move to Provisional Application Phase and Germany passes bills necessary to ratify the UPC Agreement
The UPC Preparatory Committee held its final meeting on 15 March at which it agreed…
eBook Pirates Tend To Be Older And Well Off, Which Means They Pirate Because Of Human Intuition On Economics
People tend to have a hard time discussing the two mathematical concepts of zero and…
Hackers Claim Access to 300 Million Breached Apple Accounts
A group of hackers is reportedly trying to put the squeeze on Apple over a…
What To Watch Out For In The EU-Mercosur FTA Negotiations: Consequences For Access To Medicines
As negotiations take place this week, an evaluation of the impact of one of the…
Lawsuit filed to overturn OpenTime.com UDRP
Domain owner shot himself in the foot in UDRP response, so he’s asking a court…
Sicurezza alimentare: le dieci regole del CeIRSA per evitare infezioni e contaminazioni pericolose in cucina
Go to Source Author: Redazione Il Fatto Alimentare
Candidate loci involved in domestication and improvement detected by a published 90K wheat SNP array
Fonte: Author:
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast - Debate with Greg Nojeim and Jamil Jaffer
Episode 155 of the podcast offers something new: equal time for opposing views. Well, sort…
Unpaywall: The Browser Add-on That Finds (Legal) Free Copies Of Academic Papers You See As You Browse The Web
Techdirt has just written about ResearchGate, which claims to offer access to 100 million academic…
WHO Advisory Group Report On Fair Pricing Forum Released: A ‘Matter Of Global Concern’
The report from a meeting of a World Health Organization informal advisory group on challenges…
Amazon Creating New Program to Fight Counterfeit Items
Amazon.com is expanding a program to remove counterfeit goods from its website this spring as…
4 letter .com saved in UDRP but no reverse domain name hijacking
Complaint was dead-on-arrival because domain was registered before business started. Domain name attorney John Berryhill…
Internet Training for Judges
Two events gathering over 80 judges and prosecutors from 20 countries to undergo practical training…
Pasta d’acciughe Balena: annullato il richiamo di dicembre. Le analisi confermano la sicurezza del lotto. Si è trattato di un errore di laboratorio
Go to Source Author: Redazione Il Fatto Alimentare
A.I. and Finance: the new (Automated) White Collars?
Automated Technologies have been implemented in multiple industries, from education to healthcare, and the banking…
Artificial Intelligence Seen as Unlikely to Replace Lawyers
Impressive advances in artificial intelligence technology tailored for legal work have led some lawyers to…
Industry-Hated Game Emulators Save Two Video Games For Posterity
For far too many years, the video game industry struggled to assert its place as…
New TLD registries ask for 75% cost reduction
Citing struggling registries, group requests temporary fee rollback and marketing effort. The gTLD Registries Stakeholder…
World Bank Now Relying On Capital Markets, Focuses On Fragile Countries
After the announcement in December of a record US$75 billion commitment to its International Development…
Pneumatici più efficienti e sostenibili grazie a rifiuti alimentari. Nuova tecnologia sviluppata dall’Università dell’Ohio
Go to Source Author: Beniamino Bonardi
A natural tandem array alleviates epigenetic repression of IPA1 and leads to superior yielding rice
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Justice and Security - A series on the EU, the UK, and the outlook post-Brexit: blog #3 - Looking at the EAW
In our previous blogs, we looked at the history of the UK's involvement in EU…
Chinese Central Bank Moves to Regulate Bitcoin Trading
China’s central bank is moving to regulate its domestic bitcoin industry, circulating new guidelines that,…
This Week In Techdirt History: March 12th - 18th
Five Years Ago This week in 2012, politicians were still reeling from recent public opposition.…
Lawyer's Association Asks New California Attorney General To Drop Its Abusive Prosecution Of Backpage
The First Amendment Lawyer's Association (FALA) is hoping to end the California Attorney General's crusade…
35,000 domains at MarkMonitor need to be updated soon
Registrant name will need to be updated after Serlin departs. About 35,000 domain names at…
Ridurre l’uso dei pesticidi senza perdere produttività e redditività: secondo uno studio dell’Istituto francese per la ricerca in agricoltura è possibile
Go to Source Author: Beniamino Bonardi
DNA-informed breeding of rosaceous crops: promises, progress and prospects
Fonte: Author:
Food for thought - Winter 2017
Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter... Fonte: Author: Hill Dickinson LLP
Caraffe filtranti, non ci sono rischi ma l’efficacia non è sempre certa. Il parere e le raccomandazione dell’Agenzia francese per la sicurezza alimentare
Go to Source Author: Beniamino Bonardi
15/03/2017 - Roadshow di Arezzo
La Direzione Generale Lotta alla Contraffazione Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi (DGLC-UIBM) aderisce al programma di incontri…
Outwitting climate change with a plant 'dimmer'?
Biotechnology and bioengineering research news. Go to Source Author:
Esame della perizia operativa dei tecnici dipendenti di laboratori accreditati. Modalità di prenotazione e sessioni
News Dogane | RSS Go to Source Author: Agenzia dogane e Monopoli
Più pesce meno mercurio per le donne americane. Grazie all’informazione delle autorità sanitarie e a scelte consapevoli
Go to Source Author: Agnese Codignola
European Consumer Officials Want Social Media Changes
European consumer protection authorities will ask social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc. and Twitter…
Bill Gates And Other Major Investors Put $52.6 Million Into Site Sharing Unauthorized Copies Of Academic Papers
As we've noted, the main reason the Sci-Hub site is so popular with academics is…
Brazilian Legend Celso Amorim Recounts Negotiation For TRIPS Flexibilities
Minister Celso Amorim of Brazil has had a significant impact on the state of global…
That’s Zero, X-E-R-O
This company’s name (and domain name) is hard to spell. I was listening to a…
Food for thought - Winter 2017
Welcome to the first edition of our newsletter... Go to Source Author: Hill Dickinson LLP
Seminar for enforcement authorities
An enforcement seminar is taking place from 14 to 16 March at EUIPO, Alicante. It…
15/03/2017 - Roadshow di Arezzo
La Direzione Generale Lotta alla Contraffazione Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi (DGLC-UIBM) aderisce al programma di incontri…
New criminal provisions on medical liability
On 28 February 2017 the Chamber of Deputies definitively approved Bill C-259 concerning "Provisions concerning…
Calabria e Toscana tagliano i finanziamenti agli agricoltori che usano l’erbicida glifosato. La coalizione “Stop Glifosato” chiede una riforma radicale della Politica agricola comunitaria
Go to Source Author: Beniamino Bonardi
Russian Hackers Reportedly Targeting U.S. Progressive Groups
Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks, scouring the…
Prenda's John Steele Pleads Guilty, Admits To Basically Everything
Remember all the bravado behind John Steele and his copyright porn trolling? I've noted in…
Donuts’ appeal means .Web is a long way off
Court case for .web works its way through appeals court. Question: When will .web domain…
First Access To Vaccines Index Published
An "Access to Vaccines Index" was released today in the Netherlands that claims to "reveal…
L’informazione in tv su cibo e alimentazione non è un gioco. Troppi esperti improvvisati e controversi propongono teorie originali e diete miracolose. Situazione fuori controllo
Go to Source Author: Roberto La Pira
Con la “Frutta a metà mattina” i bambini abbandonano le merendine e mangiano più volentieri a pranzo. Il successo del progetto di Milano Ristorazione
Go to Source Author: Redazione Il Fatto Alimentare
Digital Homicide's $10 Million Lawsuit Against Game Critic Gone
Update: We've made some corrections to this piece to clarify that, while this is a…
Digital Homicide's $10 Million Lawsuit Against Game Critic Tossed
The saga of game developer Digital Homicide whipped through our pages like an idiotic windstorm.…
Chemical intermediates: patentability and infringement under the doctrine of equivalents
The Italian Supreme Court has had the final word on a long-running dispute between Industriale…
EU Justice Comm’r ‘Expects Continuity’ on U.S. Data Pact
Vera Jourova spent months working with the Obama administration on a deal to protect Europeans…
Tech Firms File Brief Supporting Transgender Rights
Major technology companies including Apple, Amazon, Twitter and Intel officially signed an amicus brief in…
Chicago PD Uses Copyright To Refuse Release Of Its 35-Year-Old Deadly Force Training Film
When copyright is deployed as a censor, it usually means the removal of content. In…
State Dept. Memo To End Leaks Promptly Leaks To The Media
The phone calls are coming from inside the house, it seems. The newly minted Trump…
FCC Partially Kills Rules Requiring ISPs Be Clear About Usage Caps, Hidden Fees
FCC boss Ajit Pai made it clear that overturning net neutrality would be the new…
Copyright Troll Sues Tor Exit Node, Gets Partial Win
Copyright trolls still labor under the (deliberate) misconception that an IP address is a person.…
Daily Deal: The Professional Ethical Hacker Bundle
Ethical hackers are in higher demand than ever as corporations and government organizations scramble to…
End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for…
California City Finds Optimum Balance Between Safety And Profit, Trims Yellow Light Times To Produce Spike In Citations
If your city has red light cameras installed, the length of time that yellow lights…
1&1 Finally Joins SedoMLS
At long last, two companies that are part of the same group strike a deal.…
Ministero della salute richiama coltelli da bistecca “Ilsa” per eccessiva migrazione di cromo
Go to Source Author: Redazione Il Fatto Alimentare
La mozzarella in pizzeria è fatta con latte fresco o cagliata? I segreti della pizza svelati da Michele Faccia dell’Università di Bari
Go to Source Author: Giulia Crepaldi
Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
Official data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign…
Pasta Barilla integrale: una porzione apporta il 20% del fabbisogno giornaliero di fibre. Perché non compaiono nelle assunzioni di riferimento?
Go to Source Author: Dario Dongo
Text Protecting Indigenous Cultural Expressions Streamlined At WIPO, But Divergence Persists
Renewed discussions on the protection of traditional cultural expressions at the World Intellectual Property Organization…
Eurospin ritira Salamini Italiani alla cacciatora D.o.p. “La Bottega del gusto” per possibili non conformità microbiologiche
Go to Source Author: Redazione Il Fatto Alimentare
FCC Boss Calls Net Neutrality A 'Mistake,' Repeats Debunked Claim It Stifled Broadband Investment
So for several years now, the broadband industry (and the politicians, think tankers, and policy…
Indigenous Peoples At WIPO Call For Respect Of Their Sovereign Rights, Prevention Of Cultural Genocide
A panel of indigenous peoples speaking at the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization on…
Al Festival del Giornalismo Alimentare di Torino si parla di olio di palma. Solo interventi a favore senza contraddittorio, dimenticando che è una storia di giornalismo di inchiesta
Go to Source Author: Paola Emila Cicerone
Comment on Rightside lays out the future by Snoopy
$33 million loss, triple last years, they are in a lot of trouble and the…
Unauthorised Streaming Of TV Broadcasts Breaches Copyright, EU High Court Rules
Internet television broadcasting service TVCatchup (TVC) may not offer live streams of free-to-air TV broadcasts…
Germany's Spy Agency Walks Away From Three-Year Investigation With Expanded Spy Powers
Netzpolitik -- once on the receiving end of treason charges for reporting on leaked documents…
Frank Schilling wins Gabs.com cybersquatting dispute
One panelist also finds reverse domain name hijacking. Frank Schilling and lawyer John Berryhill have…
Controlli elettronici sui lavoratori
Controlli ben definiti ed illustrati con chiarezza ai dipendenti: queste le chiavi per garantirne la…
Legal news / Tutela della privacy e dati dei dipendenti - Secondo il Garante della Privacy è illegittimo l’accesso indiscriminato ai dati contenuti nelle email e telefoni aziendali in assenza di un’informazione completa e dettagliata da parte della società
Con decisione del 22 dicembre 2016, ma resa pubblica il 17 febbraio scorso, il Garante…
Personal data made public by the ‘data subject’ and use of information published on social networks: early observations of GDPR art. 9, para. 2, letter e)
GDPR art. 9, entitled “Processing of special categories of personal data”, after having setting forth…
Diritto della concorrenza Italia / Cartelli e settore delle pulizie nelle scuole - Il Consiglio di Stato ha respinto il ricorso di Consorzio Nazionale Servizi, confermando le valutazioni effettuate dal TAR nel giudizio di primo grado
Con la sentenza pubblicata lo scorso 20 febbraio, il Consiglio di Stato (CDs) ha respinto…
Tutela del consumatore / Pratiche commerciali scorrette e mutui a tasso variabile - Accettati gli impegni di Unipol sulle clausole afferenti il tasso d’interesse nominale annuo con previsione di floor o Euribor negativo
L’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), con il provvedimento pubblicato lo scorso 20…
Regole applicabili all’uso degli strumenti elettronici/informatici aziendali utilizzati dal lavoratore per rendere la prestazione lavorativa
Lo ha ribadito il Garante nella sua Newsletter del 17 febbraio scorso: il datore di…
Top 3 takeaways from DLA Piper gambling and tax event
Upcoming licensing regimes, strict sanctions and privacy compliance are among the regulatory changes discussed during…
Why Envelopes.com acquired two more category-defining domain names
Source: Domainnamewire.com Company’s experience with Envelopes.com convinced it of the power of category-defining .com domain…
Government-Financed R&D Declining; Private Sector, Tax Incentives Rise, OECD Finds
Source: IP Watch A new set of science and technology indicators shows that the business…
Pennsylvania Court Shrugs Off Microsoft Decision; Says Google Must Turn Over Emails Stored At Overseas Data Centers
Source: Techdirt.com Just south of the Second Circuit Court of Appeal's district, a Pennsylvania (3rd…
Battling the Bots – DNW Podcast #122
Source: Domainnamewire.com A recap from NamesCon plus Roland LaPlante of Afilias. Has you website ever…
Super Bowl ad propels GoDaddy to best Sunday ever for new customers
Source: Domainnamewire.com World’s largest domain name registrar claims victory with Super Bowl commercial for new…
Report Puts Value Of Counterfeit/Pirated Goods At US$2 Trillion By 2022
Source: IP Watch A new report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the…
Pharma Joins Atomic Energy Agency On Cancer Treatment Training In Poor Countries
Source: IP Watch Seeking to address the growing issue of cancer, and in particular the…
This Week In Techdirt History: January 29th - February 4th
Source: Techdirt.com Five Years Ago This week in 2012, we watched as the reaction to…
HowStuffWorks Attempts To Explain Why Advertisers Use Super Bowl Euphemisms, But I Have A Simpler Explanation
Source: Techdirt.com It's common knowledge at this point why advertisers start to go wonky after…
WIPO Report Recommends More “Cooperation” Under Patent Cooperation Treaty
Source: IP Watch As it published the three-millionth international patent application under its Patent Cooperation…
Snapchat’s first investor connected with it through Whois search
Source: Domainnamewire.com Investor used Whois search to connect the dots. Snapchat (or just Snap) has…
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 4)
Source: Domainnamewire.com This is the fourth Joseph Peterson’s series examining new TLDs by country. Read…
Trump Files Trademark for “Keep America Great” Re-election Slogan
Source: Mandour & Associates Orange County – Days before taking the oath of office, Donald…
Company lets domain name expire, files UDRP 10 years later
Source: Domainnamewire.com Yo, where have you been? A Brazilian company has lost a UDRP it…
Publication of Summary of EUIPO Judges' Seminar
Source: Euipo.europa.eu The summary regarding the last EUIPO Judge’s Seminar that took place on 7-8…
Texas A&M Accused Of Committing Copyright Infringement In Effort To Bolster Trademark Protection For '12th Man'
Source: Techdirt.com I'm not sure there is a more annoying group of stories about trademark…
A first hand account of being forced to change your domain name
Source: Domainnamewire.com An example of why you shouldn’t register “psuedo” domain names. Last year CentralNic…
Year Ahead: A Rather Speculative Year In Global Trade
Source: IP Watch An interesting year lies ahead for trade policymakers. With US President Donald…
23 end user domain name sales up to $179,000
Source: Domainnamewire.com Here are 23 domain names that were purchased by end users over the…
UN High-Level Panel, Medicines Access Find Foothold At World Health Assembly In May
Source: IP Watch World Health Organization member states seeking solutions for ensuring medicines access have…
EU Adoption Of Marrakesh Treaty For Blind Readers Imminent After Years Of Delay?
Source: IP Watch The European Parliament Legal Committee this week did not bother to further…
Video: GoDaddy 2017 Super Bowl Commercial
Source: Domainnamewire.com Here’s GoDaddy’s Super Bowl ad. GoDaddy debuted its 2017 Super Bowl ad last…
Ragù di soia vegano Like Meat: un sostituto surgelato del condimento tradizionale. Pronto in pochi minuti, ma troppo costoso
Source: ilfattoalimentare.it/argomenti/etichette Like Meat ragù naturale di soia 100% vegano surgelato, è prodotto in Germania…
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 3: the Geos)
Source: Domainnamewire.com This is the third part of Joseph Peterson’s analysis of new TLD registrations…
Cancer Resolution Not Agreed Yet At WHO; Work Needed On IP Issues
Source: IP Watch World Health Organisation members tried to agree on a draft resolution on…
Don’t ignore that “Buyers identified” email from Sedo
Source: Domainnamewire.com Sedo’s partners will promote your domain names to targeted prospects. Earlier this week…
Gates Foundation, KEI Enter Into Official Relations With WHO
Source: IP Watch The World Health Organization Executive Board ended its meeting one day early…
FIFA wins FIFA.net cybersquatting claim
Source: Domainnamewire.com Soccer’s governing body gets FIFA.net to use along with its FIFA.com domain name.…
WHO-Led Efforts To Boost R&D In Neglected Diseases Jeopardised By Funding Gap
Source: IP Watch Finding resources to fund research and development for diseases primarily affecting developing…
WTO Members Celebrate Treaty Amendment On Medicines Access, Look Ahead
Source: IP Watch A high-level meeting at the World Trade Organization today welcomed in an…
Todococheweb SL hit for reverse domain name hijacking
Source: Domainnamewire.com Company makes unsubstantiated claim in its dead-on-arrival UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization…
Roland LaPlante and NamesCon recap – DNW Podcast #121
Source: Domainnamewire.com A recap from NamesCon plus Roland LaPlante of Afilias. This week I have…
WHO Members Negotiate Resolution On Cancer; High Prices In Question
Source: IP Watch Cancer is spreading. According to the World Health Organization, the number of…
WHO Board Agrees To Drop The Word ‘Counterfeit’ After 30 Years
Source: IP Watch For nearly 30 years, the United Nations World Health Organization has been…
Is Gates Foundation, WHO’s Biggest Private Funder, Ineligible To Join WHO?
Source: IP Watch As the World Health Organization prepares to consider candidate institutions to be…
Virus Genetic Information Hot Topic At WHO; Flu Framework Under Nagoya Needs More Time
Source: IP Watch World Health Organization members decided more consideration is needed to address the…
SnapNames scores DomCollect plus .NYC auction
Source: Domainnamewire.com SnapNames to help Sedo and .NYC sell domain names. SnapNames announced late last…
Shoes.com shuts down
Source: Domainnamewire.com Canadian shoe seller shutters online stores including Shoes.com. It takes more than a…
WHO-Netherlands To Hold Fair Pricing Forum In May
Source: IP Watch The World Health Organization and The Netherlands government will co-host a meeting…
US Army Extends Comment Period On Proposed Exclusive Zika Licence
Source: IP Watch The US Army has extended the comment period on the proposed licence…
GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving defends domain investors
Source: Domainnamewire.com Domain sharks? Not so fast. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving held a chat on…
Another domain-registration-date-for-security patent is filed
Source: Domainnamewire.com Company proposes blocking newly-registered domain names for security purposes. Security firm Rapid7, Inc…
LA Chargers Trademark Application Opposed by LA Gear
Source: Mandour & Associates Los Angeles – The former San Diego Chargers recently announced that…
DNForum relaunches under new ownership
Source: Domainnamewire.com Two domainers take over forum for talking about domain names. Domain name forum…
Antimicrobial Resistance At WHO: Accelerating National Plans, Ensuring Accessibility
Source: IP Watch The rising threat of “super bugs,” bacteria resistant to existing antibiotics, was…
WHO Fine-Tunes Work On Epidemics In Debates On IHRs, R&D Blueprint
Source: IP Watch The Ebola outbreak spurred actions from the World Health Organization in terms…
WHO Director General Candidates Hold Colorful Meeting With The Press
Source: IP Watch The three remaining candidates to be director general of the World Health…
Domain company market cap changes in 2016
Source: Domainnamewire.com Tucows’ value increased the most and Verisign’s fell the most. I’ve done a…
US Could Agree To Slight Funding Increase At WHO Despite Trump Threats
Source: IP Watch President Donald Trump’s promise to cut US funding to United Nations agencies…
China Bolsters The Great Firewall, Cracks Down Harder On VPN Use
Source: Techdirt.com It sometimes takes a little while, but sooner or later most governments engaged…
State Appeals Court Says Unlocking A Phone With A Fingerprint Doesn't Violate The Fifth Amendment
Source: Techdirt.com As was hinted heavily three years ago, you might be better off securing…
Prima riunione di insediamento dell'osservatorio nazionale dell'agricoltura sociale
Source: MIPAAF L'Osservatorio è previsto dalla legge quadro sull'Agricoltura sociale e prevede la partecipazione di…
Unesco: il paesaggio del prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene è ufficialmente candidato
Source: MIPAAF Le Colline del territorio candidato sono un esempio di paesaggio culturale evolutivo attraverso…
GoDaddy releases Super Bowl teaser
Source: Domainnamewire.com Cats on roombas. What color is the dress? Internet memes to feature in…
WHO Director Candidates Down To Three, Europe Drops In Ranking
Source: IP Watch The number of candidates to be the next director general of the…
Radix to “rent” some premium domains by the month through Undeveloped
Source: Domainnamewire.com Undeveloped tests domain leasing offering. New top level domain name company Radix has…
Court Orders Prosecutors To Stop Dragging Feet On 20k Convictions Resulting From Faked Drug Lab Tests
Source: Techdirt.com In 2012, it was discovered that Annie Dookhan, a Massachusetts state drug lab…
MMX reports $15.8 million billings in 2016
Source: Domainnamewire.com Company doubles billings in 2016. In a business update posted today, top level…
Year Ahead: Copyright Issues Rank High On EU To-Do List This Year
Source: IP Watch Copyright, copyright and more copyright tops Europe's intellectual property agenda for 2017.…
National Enforcement Related Case Law Meeting
Source: Euipo.europa.eu A selection of national IP offices from the EU Member States meet today…
Medicines Patent Pool TB Deal Praised But Raises Concerns Of Affordability
Source: IP Watch The Medicines Patent Pool announced today that it has signed a license…
Denominazioni di origine, l'Italia è ancora una volta leader....
Ad anticiparlo, prima della consueta ufficializzazione del rapporto Ismea- Qualivita, è il direttore generale Raffaele…
Giving Process Its Due When An SDO Changes Rules Of The Game
Source: IP Watch George Willingmyre writes: The process a Standards Developing Organization (SDO) employs to…
Disruptive Technologies Pose Challenge To IP Protection, Speakers In Thailand Say
Source: IP Watch BANGKOK – So-called disruptive innovation - currently referring to the technologies of…
California Man Brings Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple For Not Preventing Drivers From Doing Stupid Stuff
Source: Techdirt.com There's lots of "me too" litigation flying right now. Multiple plaintiffs have advanced…
Lo yogurt biologico costa il 30% in più del convenzionale. Ma i prodotti a marchio commerciale sono più convenienti
Source: ilfattoalimentare.it/argomenti/etichette Lo yogurt è consumato dal 95% delle famiglie italiane e per gli acquisti…
MMX drops expensive renewals on premium domain names
Source: Domainnamewire.com Domain names will only have a premium for the first year. New top…
It’s Official: TRIPS Health Amendment In Effect, First Ever To A WTO Agreement
Source: IP Watch More than a decade after World Trade Organization member states approved the…
WHO Board: UN Report On Medicines Too Hot; DG Candidates To Be Narrowed
Source: IP Watch At the opening of the World Health Organization Executive Board meeting today,…
Terremoto, Ue aumenta sostegno ad agricoltori e allevatori colpiti
Source: MIPAAF A seguito dell'incontro a Bruxelles tra il Ministro Maurizio Martina e il Commissario…
Arrested Flag Burner Sues Arresting Officers
Source: Techdirt.com Last summer, we brought to you the story of how Bryton Mellott, a…
Tucows expects $20 million EBITDA/year from “opportunistic” eNom acquisition
Source: Domainnamewire.com Tucows expects fast contribution from eNom, which has booked losses at Rightside. Domain…
Huh? No RDNH in Maaji.com case
Source: Domainnamewire.com Panelist lets complainant off the hook for filing dead-on-arrival UDRP. A World Intellectual…
Perfect 10 Loses Once Again, Sets More Good Copyright Precedent
Source: Techdirt.com As we've noted, sorta-porn company Perfect 10 really is the gift that keeps…
Publication of the Summary Report: Consumers’ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Copyright
Source: Euipo.europa.eu The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) through the European Observatory on Infringements…
Canada-Europe Trade Agreement: One More Vote To Clear
Source: IP Watch Just a day after US President Donald Trump withdrew the United States…
New Mexico Legislators Looking To Add Warrants To The Stingray Mix, Curb Electronic Surveillance
Source: Techdirt.com The New Mexico legislature, which passed the most restrictive asset forfeiture reform bill…
Matt Mullenweg: “The folks here in this room are perhaps more important than you realize”
Source: Domainnamewire.com Matt Mullenweg speaking at NamesCon 2017 in Las Vegas. January 24, 2017.“The folks…
Five interesting things about the eNom sale
Source: Domainnamewire.com Rightside’s (NASDAQ:NAME) CEO Taryn Naidu and CFO Tracy Knox gave a presentation yesterday…
EU MEPs Call Again For 'Robot Rules' To Get Ahead Of The AI Revolution
Source: Techdirt.com Questions about how we approach our new robotic friends once the artificial intelligence…
Report: Verizon Considering Comcast Merger In Supernova Of Dysfunction
Source: Techdirt.com Despite Trump's criticism of the AT&T Time Warner merger (largely believed to be…
Interesting UDRP involving Capital One and a “reviews” domain name
Source: Domainnamewire.com National Arbitration panelist gives nuanced discussion of using a trademark term in a…
Achieving SDG Health Targets Using ‘The Vital Role Of Law’
Source: IP Watch Effective laws, including those around intellectual property rights, and an enabling legal…
Agroalimentare, nel 2016 oltre 160mila controlli e 36 milioni di sequestri. Raddoppiate le verifiche sul web
Source: MIPAAF Di grande rilievo anche l'attività di contrasto al falso Made in Italy sul…
Approvato programma nazionale triennale pesca e acquacoltura 2017-2019
Source: MIPAAF Approvato oggi il Programma nazionale triennale della pesca e dell'acquacoltura 2017 -2019 che fornisce…
Pagato nel 2016 1 miliardo di euro anticipi Pac. Presentata nuova app Agea per la trasparenza
Source: MIPAAF Presentato il rendiconto delle attività 2016 di Agea. Lanciata la nuova App Agea…
Vino: registro telematico pienamente operativo
Source: MIPAAF Dal 1 gennaio 2017 sarà obbligatorio. Fino al 30 aprile 2017, in sede…
Programma Nazionale di Sviluppo Rurale 2014-2020: via libera a 40mila domande per 50 milioni di euro
Source: MIPAAF L'Autorità di gestione del Programma Nazionale di Sviluppo Rurale (PNSR) 2014-2020 ha approvato…
This Week In Techdirt History: January 8th - 14th
Source: Techdirt.com Five Years Ago This week in 2012, plans were coming into place…
Top Podcasts of 2016
Source: Domainnamewire.com Here are the top five podcasts from last year. This week I published…
Want to use Escrow.com? Prepare to be verified.
Source: Domainnamewire.com New verification process is designed to meet regulations. Escrow.com has started a new…
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 2)
Source: Domainnamewire.com Once again, we’re looking at how the world is embracing new TLDs –…
Report vendite domini e siti ottobre-dicembre 2016
Source: DNnews.it Sperando che abbiate trascorso delle serene e piacevoli festività, e non vi siate…
Secure your accounts better with a U2F security key
Source: Domainnamewire.com This might be the best form of two-factor authentication. It’s possible that last…
More end user domain name sales
Source: Domainnamewire.com These domain names sold to end users through Sedo over the past week.…
Iceland Forms A New Government... Without The Pirate Party
Source: Techdirt.com Last month, we recognized that while it was still a long shot, it…
Analyzing new top level domain registrations by country (Part 1)
Source: Domainnamewire.com The first in a multi-part story about the geography of new TLD registrants.…
Amazon and fake news were trending in domain names last month
Source: Domainnamewire.com Here are the keywords that were trending in .com last month. The term…
Tanzanian Farmers Face 12 Years In Prison For Selling Seeds As They've Done For Generations
Source: Techdirt.com Seeds might not seem to have much to do with digital technology, but…
Observations about domain names at CES 2017
Source: Domainnamewire.com No .tech and a big difference between startups and established players. Carnival showed…
2016 in Review – DNW Podcast #118
Source: Domainnamewire.com A look back at the stories and podcasts that caught fire last year.…
This Week In Techdirt History: January 1st - 7th
Source: Techdirt.com Five Years Ago This week we finally move from 2011 to 2012, but…
December’s top Domain Name News
Source: Domainnamewire.com A look back at December in the domain world. It’s time to kick-off…
A threat to the importance of domain names
Source: Domainnamewire.com Domain names face a number of threats, including AI personal assistants. Our industry…
Great: Now Wall Street Is Funding Speculative Corporate Sovereignty Claims For A Share Of The Spoils
Source: Techdirt.com Techdirt first wrote about corporate sovereignty four years ago -- although we only…
Toby Clements is back, and this is what he has to say
Source: Domainnamewire.com Toby Clements hopes to reboot after running into financial trouble. Last week David…
comScore gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
Source: Domainnamewire.com Canadian firm tries to take away comScore’s Marketscore.com domain, but fails miserably. It’s…
Dal primo gennaio obbligatoria in Francia l’indicazione di origine per latte e latticini. In Italia in vigore ad aprile per quello a lunga conservazione e derivati
Source: ilfattoalimentare.it/argomenti/etichette Dal primo gennaio in Francia è in vigore l’etichettatura d’origine per il latte,…
Rightscorp Rings In The New Year By Vowing To Find New Ways To Lose Money In 2017
Source: Techdirt.com Rightscorp is doing some aggressive whistling in the dark. The company that thought…
Bigfoot wants to hire an “aggressive” litigator
Source: Domainnamewire.com Company posts job description for a California-licensed litigator with IP experience. I wrote…
A great UDRP decision for owners of short domain names
Source: Domainnamewire.com Panel acknowledges the inherent value and legitimate interest in ownership of short domain…
Techdirt 2016: The Stats.
Source: Techdirt.com Another yearly tradition around here is that, soon after the new year, we…
In Praise of .XYZ
Source: Domainnamewire.com Joseph Peterson uncovers some great usage examples of .XYZ domain names. This “love…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of 2016 At Techdirt
Source: Techdirt.com Happy new year, everyone! It's time for our annual look back at the…
New Year's Message: No One Said It Would Be Easy...
Source: Techdirt.com Since 2008, my final post of the year tends to be a post…
#1 in 2016: On Cloud 9
Source: Domainnamewire.com A story about the .cloud launch was the most-viewed story on DNW this…
FBI Says It Has 487 Pages Of James Comey Talking Points, Refuses To Release Any Of Them
Source: Techdirt.com Well, we can already see what government agency will be the next recipient…