Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Friday, June 9, 2017

Sources: Lee quit amid tensions over Patent Office funding; Politico, June 7, 2017

Nancy Scola, Politico; Sources: Lee quit amid tensions over Patent Office funding

"Intrigue continues to surround Michelle Lee's abrupt resignation Tuesday as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with some sources saying it was triggered by the Trump administration's efforts to tap her agency's funding to pay for services at the Commerce Department."

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Head Michelle Lee Resigns; Reuters via Fortune, June 6, 2017

Reuters via Fortune; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Head Michelle Lee Resigns

"U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee, who has won praise from technology companies for taking steps to minimize abusive patent litigation, resigned from her position on Tuesday, a spokesman for the agency has confirmed.

She joined the agency in 2012 and became interim director in 2013 before being formerly nominated as director by then-President Barack Obama in 2014."