Lots to report on the IP front:
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U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas and U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (CA-49) yesterday addressed a group of California small business owners at a conference. Under Secretary Dudas and Representative Issa warned the small business community "that they are increasingly at risk of overseas intellectual property theft -- even if they do not export." Read the press release, U.S. Government Brings Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Program to Southern California, for more information.
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William F. ("Bill") Heinze of I/P Updates reports on a discussion by a panel of international experts in his post, Asian Licensing Negotiating Tips. Read Bill's post for the details.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced the filing of an amicus brief in a suit brought by major record labels against an individual for file-sharing. The brief focuses on the decision by the labels to sue "file-sharers for infringing both the reproduction right (for downloading) and the distribution right (for uploading)," arguing "P2P file sharing does not infringe a copyright owner's 'distribution right.'" Read Transmission + Reproduction != Distribution for more.
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The US Patent & Trademark Office announced a rule change affecting reexamination proceedings. Read Patently-O's post, PTO Rule Change: Reexamination Filing Date, for the details.
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William Patry of The Patry Copyright Blog reports on a copyright infringement case involving the insurance industry. Read Insurance Policies for William's take on American Family Life Insur. Co. of Columbus v. Assurant Inc., a district court opinion holding that defendants could not copy plaintiff's insurance policies verbatim.
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