Government Study Calls For Tougher Patent Reviews (The Hill)
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report recommending the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should do more to ensure that unclear and overly broad patent applications are rejected.
Harvard Law Professor Lessig Sues Record Company, Claims Copyright Threat Violated Law (ABA Journal)
A Harvard law professor who is an expert on copyright issues decided to sue after an Australian record company accused him of infringement by using a French band’s song in a lecture posted on YouTube.
Apple is the Patent Trolls’ No. 1 Target, With 171 Suits Since 2009 (Fortune)
Of all the companies sued over the past five years by so-called non-practicing entities, or “patent trolls,” Apple got hit the most, with 171 patent lawsuits as of June 2013.
Microsoft Sues Israeli Businesses For Copyright Infringement (Globes)
Microsoft has filed lawsuits against five Israeli businesses for copyright infringement on the sale of computers with unlicensed Windows operating systems and unlicensed Office programs.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA. Follow Keith on Twitter at @keithkup and sign up for the Intellectual Property Roundup weekly newsletter here.