Posted on Dec 11, 2012 in IP News Updates | 0 comments IP News Updates PATENTS When is a patent too abstract? Google and Facebook weigh into key software case US patent office rejects Verizon TV snooping tech patent application Apple’s Multi-Touch Patent Ruled Invalid By USPTO Apple And Google Team Up In $500 Million Kodak Patent Bid Samsung suffers delay to enforce smiley patent against Apple TRADEMARKS Registering Place Names As China Trademarks COPYRIGHTS What Copyright Means for Memes iiNet ditches plans to trial online copyright notification system Government needs to make stand on copright again Top telco stalls war on film piracy BLOG UPDATES Europe to Make Online Copyright Law Flexible Mark-Up and Commentary on the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 European Council endorses unitary patent package