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- To: ils310@sils.unc.edu
- Subject: Lehman on universal patent and AOL
- From: Paul Jones <pjones@sunsite.unc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 13:16:16 -0500 (EST)
>From edupage: LEHMAN CALLS FOR GLOBAL PATENT PROTECTION U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Bruce Lehman has recommended the establishment of a global patent office, noting that the current system requires inventors to file patent applications in every country in the world. "We need a global system that takes advantage of technical advances," says Lehman, who plans to propose automating the Patent Cooperation Treaty -- which provides for multiple filing of patent applications -- to the World Intellectual Property Organization in the next few weeks. Domestically, Lehman says the Clinton Administration could very well back off on its attempt to redefine the distribution right under the Copyright Act to explicitly include a "transmission" right. (BNA Daily Report for Executives 4 Feb 97) AMERICA ONLINE ADDS 50,000 MODEMS America Online is leasing 50,000 modems from other companies in order to speed up its plans to increase access capacity by 60%. AOL chief executive Steve Case says the added capacity should "significantly cut down" on the problems recently experienced by customers who got only when busy signals when they attempted to log onto the service. (New York Times 7 Feb 97)
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