February 2007 Archives

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will present the 4th Annual Homeland Security Conference on March 13, 2007.

With spending levels climbing across the board, many believe that the defense industry will continue to thrive. In addition, corporate America is investing billions of dollars in more sophisticated tools to protect the nation’s homes, food supply, data, products, and people. Learn more about the technologies leading the way in this new era of security, and the companies pioneering them.

Juries Award Larger Damages in Patent Cases; Plaintiffs Win 35 Percent of the Time

NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Intellectual property enforcement actions protect patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secrets and continue to be a key area of litigation. However, the number of patent infringement actions has declined, according to the 2007 Patent and Trademark Damages Study released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. While filed patent cases increased more rapidly than growth in patent grants during the past 15 years, filed patent cases have been declining in the past two years, the study finds.

Government ID Technology Summit

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC):

Digimarc executives will present at next week’s Government ID Technology Summit “Implementing New Strategies and Technologies for Leading-Edge Government ID Systems: Paving the Way for REAL ID” in Washington DC.

Research center developed to spearhead information security research in Canada. Innovations and intellectual property from research to extend Q1 Labs’ leading security products.

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q1 Labs, a leading network security management company, and the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Fredericton, today announced the founding of an Information Security Center of Excellence. Co-funded by Q1 Labs and a Canadian government research grant, graduate students in the program are already working on research projects that will advance the current state of threat detection, attack simulation, correlation techniques, and network application discovery.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In one of the first ever extraditions for an intellectual property offense, the leader of one of the oldest and most renowned Internet software piracy groups was arraigned today in U.S. District Court, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today.

Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Columbia University, said all of these items have at some point been considered intellectual property-creative work with economic value that is protected by copyright and patent laws.

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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verdasys, Inc., the leader in business process integrity solutions for data loss prevention, corporate compliance and data security announced today that Toshiba Corporation, the world leader in high technology, chose Digital Guardian to protect and manage their intellectual property in China. Digital Guardian will be used to safeguard corporate data on their corporate network, laptops, PCs and servers through monitoring and preventing confidential data from being misused by automatically enforcing established business policies. Toshiba joins a growing list of companies that have chosen the award winning Digital Guardian solution for data loss prevention.

Several members of the Brand Owners Protection Group (BPG) for the GCC and Yemen attended the Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy held on January 30 and 31, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.

One of the keynote speakers was Her Highness Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of Economy, who spoke on 'Promoting Better Legislation and Enforcement' and shared the UAE's experiences in this field at the Congress.

Counterfeiting of pharmaceutical drugs is one of the largest losses of revenue to drug manufacturers globally. So it stands to reason that big problems would require big solutions, and that's what RFID helps to provide on the supply chain. High-Performance RFID Readers, Tag Chips and Near-field Antennas Boost Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Efficiency and Security

The internet is a wonderful place; many of us use it on a regular basis for a multitude of functions. Email helps us to keep in touch with family, and friends all over the world and most people have at least one email account. The growing use of digital cameras and camera phones means that we can send pictures at the click of a mouse. MP3 players have become increasingly popular, and we can download songs to play on them with extreme ease. All of this is great, and the internet is becoming a big part of our everyday lives.

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to research conducted by IncreMental Advantage, companies in a growing array of industries face potentially ruinous litigation relating to intellectual property. David Wanetick, Managing Director of IncreMental Advantage and Chief Intellectual Property Officer, said, "Sources of Intellectual Property litigation include attacks by patent trolls, disputes over licensing issues, business methods patent violations, counterfeiting and disclosures of trade secrets."

by Shelley Lowery

I recently received an email from a concerned, fellow Internet business owner, asking for my opinion on an issue that could literally destroy his Internet business and the business of several other domains involved.

He had received legal notice from a prominent company, stating that he needed to relinquish his use and rights to his web site domain name because it contained three letters that infringed upon their trademark and their domain name. This same company also contacted several other Internet business owners and made similar demands.

Security Company and CSO of the Year Named

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SC Magazine, the monthly for IT security professionals, has paid tribute to the information-security practitioners, organizations and vendors that are working to safeguard critical data from today's ever-aggressive cyber criminal. The Haymarket Media magazine presented awards in 29 categories at the 10th annual SC Magazine Awards gala, held on Feb. 6, in conjunction with the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

By: Paul Hood

Ignorance of the law excuses no one. If you are unaware of your law, then you are in for big trouble. To better understand what are your rights and duties, educate yourself.

Issues regarding intellectual property rights are an important topic of discussion as many things revolve around this theme. Knowing what an intellectual property is the first step in our education. The U.S. Department of State defines it as:

Vericept Kick-starts 2007 With Industry's Highest Global Recognition

DENVER, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Vericept Corporation, the leading provider of comprehensive compliance and content control solutions, has achieved the status of Hot Company from Info Security Products Guide, the world's leading publication on security-related products and technologies.