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New Zealand Prime Minister announces s 92A ‘three strikes’ copyright provision will be scrapped (Excess Copyright) (Michael Geist) (TorrentFreak) (Ars Technica) (ContentAgenda) (Managing Intellectual Property) (Public Knowledge) (Excess Copyright) (IPKat)

US: TomTom files countersuit against Microsoft claiming its Streets & Trips software infringes four patents; TomTom joins Linux patent defence body Open Innovation Network (Law360) (Ars Technica) (Managing Intellectual Property) (Out-Law) (Managing Intellectual Property)

Heads in the cloud (Singularity Law)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center: Novel domain name decision clarifies tests for consolidation of multiple complainants: National Dial A Word Registry Pty Ltd and others v. 1300 Directory Pty Ltd (Australian Trade Marks Law Blog)

iiNet refuses to admit customers are BitTorrent pirates (TorrentFreak)

Full Court rejects $3.2 million claim for testing back-up copy of software: Software AG (Australia) Pty Ltd v Racing & Wagering Western Australia (Mallesons Stephen Jaques)

Songwriters bid to legalise file sharing gets a rewrite (Michael Geist) (Ars Technica)

Video copyright piracy enforcement in China comes of age (IP Dragon)

European Parliament rejects three strikes and you’re out approach (Michael Geist)

Lawmakers clueless about BitTorrent and P2P (Ars Technica)

NIC Mexico reopens registration of domain names under .mx (IP tango)

Prime Minister announces s 92A ‘three strikes’ copyright provision will be scrapped (Excess Copyright) (Michael Geist) (TorrentFreak) (Ars Technica) (ContentAgenda) (Managing Intellectual Property) (Public Knowledge) (Excess Copyright) (IPKat)

Pirate Bay announces IPREDATOR global anonymity service (TorrentFreak) (Ars Technica)

CAFC awards sanctions for frivolous appeal; E-Pass accuses former counsel Moses & Singer and Squire Sanders & Dempsey of pursuing largely unjustifiable litigation: E-Pass v 3Com, Palm, Visa et al (Patently-O) (Law360)

District Court Delaware tosses DJ suit by LivePerson against NextCard and Marshall Credit Strategies over validity of online credit card application technology patent, finding lack of jurisdiction (Law360)

District Court N D California: Bilski invalidates CyberSource patent relating to system for detecting fraud in online credit card transactions (Law360)

Judge issues claims construction ruing against Google and refuses its motion for partial summary judgment in patent infringement suit over Toolbar application (Law360)

Accolade Systems – Accolade Systems files suit against Micron and Apple over patented image sensor technology (Law360)

Apple – Affinity Labs of Texas files suit against Apple alleging iPhone, iPod Touch and iTunes infringe audio system technology patents (Law360) (Ars Technica)

CSIRO – Hewlett-Packard becomes second plaintiff to settle with CSIRO in patent suit over wireless network technology (Law360)

Media Queue – GameFly becomes second defendant to settle with Media Queue in patent infringement suit over method relating to account status email notifications (Law360)

Microsoft – TomTom files countersuit against Microsoft claiming its Streets & Trips software infringes four patents; TomTom joins Linux patent defence body Open Innovation Network (Law360) (Ars Technica) (Managing Intellectual Property) (Out-Law) (Managing Intellectual Property)

Microsoft – BackWeb Technologies sues Microsoft claiming its online software update technology infringes four BackWeb patents (Law360)

Saxon Innovations – ITC to investigate Samsung in wireless patent case (Law360)

TQP Development – TQP files suit against Amazon, Visa, American Express and others alleging infringement of patent covering encrypted data transmission method (Law360)

FTC hearing on DRM (EFF) (Ars Technica)

More on Choruss, pro and con (EFF) (IP finance)

Misreporting concerning AT&T’s cooperation with RIAA on three strikes test (ContentAgenda) (Ars Technica)

Associated Press – AP invokes DMCA against Obama ‘Hope’ poster artist (EFF) (Ars Technica)

Project Playlist – Copyright infringement suit lodges by record labels against Playlist to stay in New York (Law360)

RealNetworks – RealNetworks tells federal judge ‘we didn’t think’ MPAA would sue over DVD copying software in response to allegation of document destruction (WIRED) (The Trademark Blog)

RIAA – Department of Justice supports constitutionality of statutory damages in case of alleged downloaders and file sharers: Sony BMG Music Enteraintment et al v Joel Tenenbaum (Excess Copyright) (Public Knowledge) (Ars Technica)

World Wrestling Entertainment – WWE sends DMCA notice to Digg over links to copyright images, programming (Chilling Effects)

YouTube – YouTube purges site of Warner video (ContentAgenda) (Public Knowledge) (ContentAgenda)

Sharp dissent over laches analysis in Ninth Circuit trade mark case: Internet Specialties West, Inc v Milon-Digiorgio Enterprises, Inc (Seattle Trademark Lawyer)