September 2005 Archives

BEIJING, Sept. 8 -- China's police will intensify their cooperation with international security organizations to crack down on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) violations.

Gao Feng, deputy chief of the Chinese Public Security Bureau's economic crime investigation bureau, told a press conference Thursday that more joint efforts should be made internationally in IPR protection to safeguard the author's legitimate rights and bring about an orderly market.

By K.C. Jones -

IBM and Computer Associates have reached a long-term cross licensing agreement. CA announced the agreement Wednesday, while pledging open access to innovations covered by 14 of its U.S. patents.

CA pledged the patents, royalty free, to the open source community for further development of information technology. IBM made a similar pledge earlier this year. Both companies are encouraging other companies to create an industry-wide patent commons.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading intellectual property experts will convene at the Intellectual Property Owners Association's (IPO) 33rd Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA on Sept. 11-13. In a series of panels, experts will cover a broad array of timely subjects including:

* IP litigation; * Patent reform legislation; * IP rights in China and India; and * Decisions by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

By Colin Brown -

Tensions over trade between the EU and China surfaced in behind-the-scenes talks in Beijing yesterday over the growth of counterfeit goods flooding into European markets.

The trade deal agreed last night by Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, to release impounded Chinese textile goods eased some immediate strains.

By Todd Bishop and Brad Wong -

With Chinese President Hu Jintao set to visit Seattle next week, the region's technology companies will be looking for signs that the country is prepared to take further steps to crack down on piracy.

The technology trade group WSA sent an e-mail message Thursday alerting its members that Hu "will be delivering a major policy speech on technology and intellectual property" during a luncheon address Tuesday in downtown Seattle.

Monitoring access to corporate data can be an effective way to keep the crown jewels from walking out the door

By Lauren Gibbons Paul -

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has been practicing data surveillance longer than most. More than a decade ago, top managers at the state agency realized that some employees would be unable to resist the lure of the department's treasure trove of personal taxpayer information.