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["Tamiru Degefe" <TDegefe@xxxxxxxx>]

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Inquirer Technology, December 23, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/boqghzo

"It is often said that 'the best things in life are free'. In today's digital
world, so much knowledge and data are available at the click of a button, but
freedom does not mean one is free to steal the private property of others -
freedom ends where the rights of others to their properties - whether material
or intellectual - begins."

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PTO ends one fast-track approval program, extends another.
By Jared Serbu, FederalNewsRadio.com, December 23, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/dxm8nrb

"As it prepares to implement a sweeping reform of the legal system governing
U.S. intellectual property rights, the Patent and Trademark Office has decided
to scuttle one of its interim fast-track solutions to patent approval and
temporarily extend another."

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Oracle, Roche, Brightpoint, Zep Solar: Intellectual Property.
By Victoria Slind-Flor, Bloomberg, December 22, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/cejqn9y

"Oracle Corp. (ORCL)'s patent lawsuit against Google Inc. over Android
software may start as early as April or as late as September, a federal judge
said."
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China Surge Fuels Rise in IP Applications In 2010; Growth Seen Continuing for
2011.
By Daniel Pruzin, BNA, December 21, 2011.

http://www.bna.com/china-surge-fuels-n12884906610/

"Filings for the protection of patents, trademarks and the international
designs increased in 2010 due to a surge in applications from China, the World
Intellectual Property Organization said Dec. 19."
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Public Discussion on Strategies for Engaging China.
By David J. Kappos, USPTO, December 22, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/bvuyydh

"And the State Intellectual Property Office of China, or SIPO, is also rapidly
... for companies--as issues such as trademark counterfeiting, copyright
piracy, and ..."

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Apple, Samsung, VirnetX, Abercrombie: Intellectual Property.

Bloomberg Businessweek, December 21, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/7tvm483

"A European Union design Apple Inc. used to win a sales ban on Samsung
Electronics Co.'s Galaxy 10.1 tablets may be of limited value after new
evidence was introduced in an appeal of the decision, a German court said."
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UN patent filings stage comeback in 2010 led by US, Chinese innovation
By Associated Press, December 20, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/ckc8rst

"The U.N. patent agency says the U.S. and China led a strong comeback in the
number of patent and trademark filings worldwide, signs of businesses setting
the stage for growth despite global financial turmoil."

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HTC, Avago, Apple, Shanda, Righthaven: Intellectual Property.
By Victoria Slind-Flor, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, December 21, 2011.

http://tinyurl.com/7wjajpw

" HTC Corp., the largest smartphone vendor in the U.S., said a decision on
Apple Inc.'s bid to stop some of the Taiwanese company's imports has been
delayed a second time."
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Tamiru Degefe
Center for Intellectual Property