Chinese expansions, Beatles reconciliations, and EFF Europeans
Two Scottish firms, Patent and Trade Mark powerhouse Marks & Clerk and Pinsent Masons — who are big on IT issues and publish the excellent OUT-LAW — are expanding their operations in China. [The Herald].
For those of you in and around Austin, EFF-Austin’s next general meeting will be on 15 February at Cafe Caffeine, 909 W. Mary St. at 6:30pm. The talk will be on net neutrality.
In competition law news, the FTC is forcing Rambus to licence its memory chips for DRAM. [InfoWorld].
Via CIPP, The Beatles and Apple have settled their long-running trade mark dispute. You could now get your Fab 4 via iTunes. [Reuters]:
You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We’d all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We’re doing what we canRevolution
Also via CIPP, the UK Government is launching IP audits for small businesses in an effort to get them to capitalise on their IP more. [FT.com]
EFF (no, not the Austin one…) is opening an office in Brussels — Erik Jossefsson, former president of FFII Sweden will be the lead person. [EFF Press Release].
Via Michael Geist’s BNA Internet News, New Jersey is cracking down on smokers who have been avoiding taxes by buying their smokes online. One man received a 10, 426 USD ( pounds) bill — after he quit smoking. [Newsday].
