The latest was filed on Friday by a film industry group that oversees copy protection technology of film DVDs.
Nor does the advent of digital technology strengthen the case for extending the period of protection.
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"This kind of technology can be very alluring, " said Mark Borkowski, assistant commissioner at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition.
Keep in mind that a report from Gartner predicts that about 25% of enterprises will use some type of cloud information protection technology by 2016.
When assessing the merits of a generic drug with a unique drug delivery technology, the most significant risk of course is patent protection.
Concerned not only about colorizing but the whole cornucopia of changes to existing films that are now possible with computer technology, Hollywood directors have been lobbying Congress for protection of the integrity of their work.
At this point, the only issue worthy of serious discussion is whichat least technology should the United States acquire to afford its citizens the level of protection now being offered certain allies?
The task force is made up of NOAA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
India has recently tightened up its rules governing the use of Information technology, but it has no data protection legislation.
The development of consumer content technology that automatically assists consumers in doing this could lead to new fortunes as well as the protection and retention of content that might otherwise be lost to the vicissitudes of nature and man.
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In today's information technology society, smartphone customers expect a high level of security and protection.
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Major technology companies are also working to improve targeting of mobile ads while improving protection of user privacy.
For starters, such agreements could be devised to provide much better protection of U.S. intellectual property and high-technology products than the existing accords do.
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Without question, the documentation, protection and presentation of heritage sites requires the support of science and technology, said Ms Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences.
This, off course, raises questions about data protection, but this is a matter of mindsets rather than of technology, according to several speakers, who seem convinced that people will accept that the benefits outweigh the risks.
In another example of the Constitution failing to keep up with new technology, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Fourth District, ruled last week that our Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure does not extend to GPS tracking.
Both Presidents reiterated their belief that a more efficient use of energy, and the use of cleaner and renewable sources and technology are fundamental elements for energy security, which contributes to sustainable economic growth and the protection of the environment.
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Dr. Billal has 28 years of scientific and administrative experience in research and management to his credit and has the honour of implementing more then 1200 scientific programmes and projects around the world, covering a broad category of areas like science policy and innovation system, science education, technology capability building, environment protection, climate change, and water management programmes among others.
But Posner finds that technology sector is not subject to these same liabilities and hence does not require the same level of patent protection.
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Adding PUF technology significantly improves the chip's protection from reverse engineering attacks, as it removes the permanent presence of the digital encryption key on the device.
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And, for those of us in the business of providing security and data protection, it raises even more questions: If corporations, such as Epsilon, are not stepping up to willingly adopt the readily available security technology that will prevent these thefts, what more can and should be done to give consumers some sense of protection?
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In particular, graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines should receive instruction on the nature, purpose, and protection of IP.
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Meanwhile, on Wednesday Applied Materials and China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group announced they have agreed to explore projects for accelerating the development and deployment of solar photovoltaic technology.
More broadly, the fact that any company can demand protection for the basic shape of a device, years before it had invented the actual device or technology, should not entitle that company to claim that it had patented the design for a smartphone any more than Richard Branson can patent business class travel in outer space.
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