Intellectual Property? Primer

intellectual property
     n : intangible property that is the result of creativity (such
         as patents or trademarks or copyrights)

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Wed Dec 3

• http://intelle ctual-property -law.trustorz. com
• Council for Responsible Genetics
• Copyright deconstructed | Digital student | The Guardian
• ChipStart Creates New Economics for the Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market: ChipStart, a semiconductor intellectual property distribution company, announced today the start of operations as a sales, marketing, and support channel providing new economies for the Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) market. ChipStart currently represents Dolphin Technology, Analog Bits, WideSail Technologies, TeamEDA, and Sonics Inc
• trade-mark-lic ensing-and-int ellectual-prop erty-law.dintr io.com

Tue Dec 2

• Conduit Partners Wins Extended Contract with Scottish Enterprise: Conduit Partners Limited, the UK?s leading specialist in early stage business-build ing for technology-bas ed companies, today announces that it has successfully secured an extension to its existing contract to deliver commercial services to Scottish Enterprise ? Scotland?s enterprise, innovation and investment agency. The contract extension follows two years of successful delivery into the national Proof of Concept Programme.

Mon Dec 1

• Design Victoria
• The Long Now " Drew Endy & Jim Thomas "Synthetic Biology Debate": Being agile (and ethical - do we publish the 1918 flu sequence) - "How do you develop an open technology platform?" ; Build a community and protect against unlicensed reuse - requisite variety (not mono culture) - a community that grows faster and can out innovate trolls (who exploit the patent system, we can't afford the traditional transaction costs) - learning the lessons of "better living through chemistry" ; - BASF, Hoechst and Bayer, corruption of discoveries within a generation (from synthetic dyes to gas in both world wars) and unforeseen consequences (Silent Spring and low sperm counts) - Saffo's cone of uncertainty rings the precautionary and vigilance principles - auto catalytic acceleration messing with direct descent and replication with error (a new path for propagating life) - signed organisms (and published signatures)
• Registration & Contracts: Formal Protection for Your Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets: When and how should you formally protect your intellectual property using registration and contracts? For the Big Ideas that are ...

Sun Nov 30

• Book: The Public Domain
• CIPO - File a Copyright Application
• Copyright Reform in the United States of America
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• Free advice on intellectual property, copyright, patents & licensing - Own-it

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