Intellectual Property Resources

Backgrounds and General Information
14-Sep-05	IP Counsels This group, which meets quarterly in person and by teleconference, is the backbone of the ITAA IP program. It serves as both an information exchange for ITAA members interested in IP topics and as a group that sets ITAA IP policy on important matters. In addition to meetings, More...

Briefs and Filings
26-Jan-06	Amicus Brief Seeking Alternatives to Permanent Patent Injunctions More...
01-Jan-05	MGM v. Grokster More...

Comment and Letters
14-Sep-05	ITAA Supports House Patent Reform Efforts ITAA President Harris N. Miller expressed the Association’s support for measures currently under consideration in the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property in a recent let More...

Positions and Statements
01-Jan-05	Racing to the Horizon: Competition, Innovation and Enlightened Public Policy More...

Presentations
15-Sep-05	Intellectual Property Protection, the First Amendment and E-Voting A presentation entitled Intellectual Property Protection, the First Amendment and E-Voting by Joseph Tasker. More...
09-Dec-02	Intellectual Property and the Federal Government More...
01-Oct-02	Digital Millennium Copyright Act Safe Harbor Provisions for ISPs More...

Press Release
26-Jan-06	ITAA Joins Amicus Brief on Patent Remedies Arlington, VA - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today joined an amicus brief in support of eBay and Half.Com in a patent case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, eBay v. MercExchange, LLC. "We are not opposed to injunctive relief for patent infringem More...
25-Jul-05	ITAA Praises Commerce Appointment Arlington, VA, – The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today praised the Bush Administration for appointing Chris Israel to lead a government panel to coordinate intellectual property enforcement in overseas markets. "Chris Israel is well known and well respected by More...
27-Jun-05	ITAA Praises Court Ruling on Grokster Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today endorsed a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirming its 20 year old Sony decision that a technology provider cannot be held liable as a secondary copyright infringer merely for offering a technology that is capable More...
17-May-05	ITAA Supports House Patent Reform Efforts Arlington, VA – The Information Technology Association of America today announced its support for efforts to draft patent reform legislation designed to improve patent quality while mitigating the effects of excessive patent litigation. ITAA President Harris N. Miller expressed the Association’s su More...
06-May-05	ITAA Praises Court Ruling on Broadcast Flag Arlington, VA, - The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today endorsed a ruling by a federal appeals court vacating the Federal Communication Commission's authority to impose a broadcast flag standard. "We believe the marketplace, not federal regulators, is the best More...
19-Jan-05	Government, Industry Executives to Discuss Security Clearance Reforms at ITAA Seminar Arlington, Va., – U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-VA, senior government officials and industry executives will discuss the challenges ahead in implementing sweeping changes to America’s federal security clearance process at an Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) seminar Jan. 25 titled More...

White Paper

25-Jan-06

Perspectives on Open Source Software

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15-Sep-05

Pillsbury Winthrop ShawPittman Open Source White Paper - November 2004

A White Paper by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman on the implications and benefits of Open Source, November 2004.

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