This week has been a busy week in the patent world. Typically, springtime is when many of the major patent intellectual property law conferences. This past Monday, the University of California Hastings College of the Law, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, and Hogan Lovells hosted a one day summit on "Law in the Global Marketplace: Intellectual Property and Related Issues." Speakers for the summit included various judges and patent counsel members. Today and Friday, the Northwestern Journal of Intellectual Property is hosting its annual symposium that typically attracts a large audience due to its high profile speakers and action-packed agenda.
The fact that conferences like these happen fairly reasonably occur across the country, shows that people understand that intellectual property needs to be continuously evaluated in a fast-changing technological economy. Especially in light of recent high-profile courtroom cases, it is nice to see judges and patent counsel members as keynote speakers, to enlighten the general population on patent litigation. Another positive feature of both conferences is their dedication to keeping a globally sensitive perspective. Intellectual property has become a huge deal in many countries around the world, and being able to analyze the similarities and differences of various countries is important.
(Information obtained from http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/02/upcoming-conferences-next.html)
The fact that conferences like these happen fairly reasonably occur across the country, shows that people understand that intellectual property needs to be continuously evaluated in a fast-changing technological economy. Especially in light of recent high-profile courtroom cases, it is nice to see judges and patent counsel members as keynote speakers, to enlighten the general population on patent litigation. Another positive feature of both conferences is their dedication to keeping a globally sensitive perspective. Intellectual property has become a huge deal in many countries around the world, and being able to analyze the similarities and differences of various countries is important.
(Information obtained from http://patentlyo.com/patent/2014/02/upcoming-conferences-next.html)
Good to know. I feel the general public definitely needs to be more informed on this matter. Quite frankly, I didn't know the patent war within the smartphone industry is this crazy before taking this class. As more consumers understand this subject, we can bring more attention to the legal loophole and call for improvements.
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