Agency ruling that Apple violated Samsung patents in developing iPhones and iPads and bans the company from further sales of older devices that work on AT&T’s Wireless network.  From the U.S. International Trade Commission

Reviews annually the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.  Targets Ukraine and China for special attention due to deterioration of enforcement and misappropriation of trade secrets.  From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Discusses legal issues relating to privacy, property rights, trespassing, and airspace ownership in regard to the use of pilotless drones in U.S. airspace.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

This report outlines the ESA provisions most relevant to the act’s impacts on private property and surveys the major ESA-relevant principles of Fifth Amendment takings law.  The report then summarizes court decisions on whether particular government actions based on the ESA “take” private property.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Examines the market for medical preparations derived from living organisms, the lack of competition from generic drugs, the reasons for different treatment of biologics, and the legislative attempts to promote competition.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

The Notorious Markets List Identifies selected markets that engage in trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy on a commercial scale.  Also discusses efforts made in the past year to curb such illegal market activity.  From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Explains what constitutes the theft of trade secrets and when it becomes a federal crime.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Provide descriptions of the current environments in which private investors must operate in the countries of the world.                The statements cover characteristics such as openness to foreign investment, licensing procedures, protection of property rights, dispute settlement, political corruption, labor, and transparency of the regulatory system.  Also provides statistics on levels of foreign investment.  From the State Department

Latest annual review of the state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement by U.S. trading partners around the world.  Major concerns are expressed about indigenous innovation policies in China, copyright piracy over the Internet in Canada, Italy, and Russia, and other systemic IPR issues.  From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Discusses the implications of a Supreme Court decision where police monitored a suspect’s movements by attaching a GPS device to his car.  The report examines different opinions from different jurists and how each relates to issues of privacy, property, and  technology.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Unanimous Supreme Court decision that property owners can challenge federal agency decisions relating to the use of their property by seeking judicial review of the agency decision.  The case involved Idaho property owners who were prevented from building a house on land that the Environmental Protection Agency considered a protected wetland.  From the Cornell University Legal Information Institute

The Notorious Markets List identifies selected markets, including ones on the Internet, that deal in goods and services that violate intellectual property rights.  From the  Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Seeks insight from non-federal stakeholders with an interest in long-term preservation and access to the results of federally funded research.  In particular, the Request for Information seeks answers to eight questions  relating to public access, intellectual property rights, public/private partnerships,  and so forth.  From the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Provides a brief background on copyright law and Internet streaming of copyrighted content, the misuse of such content by rogue websites, and legislation in the 112^th Congress aimed at preventing copyright infringement.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by Pierce Law IP Mall

Examines how the ownership structure in a television market impacts the quantity of local news and public affairs programming provided by television stations.  From the Federal Communications Commission

Shows extent of land owned by federal government in each of the Hampton Roads localities.  Overall the federal government owns 9% of the land area of Hampton Roads but 34% of York County, the largest federal holding in an area locality.  From the Hampton Roads Plan District Commission

7-2 decision of the Supreme Court in a case involving patent rights to inventions, in this case HIV test kits, where the research work involves both university and private labs.  The court ruled that patent rights do not automatically go to federal contractors when the invention derives from federal funding.  From Findlaw.com

Task Force report that calls for loosening up on copyright rules and creating a Digital Copyright Exchange to promote innovation and economic growth while protecting artistic property.   From the British Intellectual Property Office

Latest annual review of the global state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement.  Identifies a wide range of U.S. concerns including indigenous innovation policies in China, copyright piracy over the Internet in such countries as Canada, Spain, Italy, and Russia, and more.   From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Executive order which blocks the transfer of funds or property to Libya to prevent misuse by Colonel Qadhafi or members of his family or government.  From the White House

Blocks property and prohibits transfer of assets under U.S. control to officials of the Libyan government or members of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi’s family.  From the White House

Describes the importance of business trade secrets as intellectual property in the era of knowledge-based economies, the nature of trade secret law that protects it, and how federal legislation affects the attractiveness of patents and other trade secrets.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org

8-0 Supreme Court decision that the Florida environmental agency had not unconstitutionally taken land from beach homeowners in restoring the beachfront and claiming the land for the state.  At issue was whether the case involved a taking of private property.  From Findlaw.com

Latest annual report on U.S. concerns with protection for copyright and intellectual property.  Places 11 countries, including China, Russia, India, Canada, and Pakistan,  on a priority watch list.  From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.