NewsChina - Transfer of natural resource use rights no longer tax exempt Wednesday 16 May 2012 The State Administration of Taxation in China introduced a tax on the transfer of natural resource use rights within the confines of the territory of China. The fair use of copyrights in the digital age?! Wednesday 16 May 2012
A federal judge in Altlanta made a landmark decision regarding copyright law in the digital age, by ruling in favor of officials at Georgia State University on nearly all the copyright infringement claims made by three textbook publishers. Sony files new 3-D glasses-free viewing patent Monday 14 May 2012
Sony has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a glasses-free 3-D display that will adjust the picture so that the user gets an optimal view no matter how far or close to the screen. In its application, “Stereoscopic Image Processing Method and Apparatus,” Sony defined its patent intent: “A stereoscopic image processing method for a stereoscopic image pair forming a 3-D image comprises the steps of evaluating whether the distance of a user is closer or further than a preferred distance from a 3-D image display upon which the stereoscopic image pair is to be displayed, and if the evaluation indicates that the user is further than the preferred distance from the 3-D image display, adjusting the respective displacements between corresponding image elements in the stereoscopic image pair, thereby changing the stereoscopic parallax in the 3-D image.” China’s Social Network Saw the Patent Light Years before Facebook Friday 11 May 2012
Facebook’s preparations for its upcoming IPO may currently be hogging the headlines, with much debate and opinion on whether it can justify its estimated $75 billion valuation, and if its shares will be worth investing in. But the social networking company is not the only major internet player. The Wall Street Journal has posted an interesting question for potential investors: is China’s Tencent worth a punt instead? Internet Brands Goes Mobile Friday 11 May 2012
It is nothing new, with the increase in mobile device technology, companies are required to be updated and actively making use of such technologies if they want to compete in today's markets. Allowing customers to interact with companies from virtually any device, in the most convenient and easiest way possible. In respond to these needs, various companies have devised mobile applications allowing their users interact at any time and with little effort. Anti-Piracy Acts: Inane Acronyms or Useful Policy? Tuesday 8 May 2012 A few months back you couldn’t get on the internet without hearing some mention of SOPA and PIPA. So, whatever materialized for these infamous acronyms? Both Acts, aimed at preventing online piracy, ultimately failed, but is there hope for other anti-piracy policies? Google vs. Oracle, Batter Up! Monday 7 May 2012 Google and Oracle are revving up for what reporters have termed the “World Series of Intellectual Property Cases”. Jurors are deciding this week on whether Google Inc. stole Oracle Inc.’s Java technology and infringed copyrights when building Android software which is currently used in more than 300 million phones. Patent Trolls? Serial Infringers? Friday 4 May 2012
Patent lawsuits involving Non Practicing Entities (NPEs) have increased dramatically over the last decade. We define an NPE as any entity that earns or plans to earn the majority of its revenue from the licensing or enforcement of its intellectual property. In 2011, another record setting year, there were more than 4,500 occasions when a company found itself in litigation with an NPE, a number that has increased by an average of over 33% per year since 2004. Increasing intangibles trade and its importance Wednesday 2 May 2012 The saying “when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold” represents the fact that the US has been widely known for being one of the leading economies of the world. More surprisingly however is their ongoing trade deficit since the mid 1980’s. The US has been a longstanding major importer of goods and services, often resulting in large trade deficits. But what causes these large trade deficits? Current Transfer Pricing Work at the OECD Wednesday 2 May 2012 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has undertaken a project to rewrite the chapters in their Transfer Pricing Guidelines (TPG) pertaining to intangibles. The OECD’s Working Party No.6 taskforce seeks to provide better transfer pricing guidelines that take intangible assets into account, as they have become an increasingly important source of value-added for businesses.    |
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