Contents
IP News Digest(April 24, 2006) 1
Institutional News 2
World IP Day 2006 Focuses on the Power of Ideas 2
USPTO to Sponsor Panel Discussion on Proposals to Improve Patent Examination 2
INPADOC FAQ 2
Enlarged Board of Appeal 2
INPADOC Newsflash 2
World News 3
Govt plans management institute for IPR 3
Fun fair in HK to promote IPR 3
Government begins crack down on software piracy 3
Patent Office needs a 'Slashdot for prior art 3
Foreign firms urged to pursue copyright fight 4
WIPO Trophy facilitates business access to world market 4
Malaysia shores up anti-piracy efforts ahead of US trade deal 4
Britain snubs World Intellectual Property Day 5
China strikes on trademark piracy 5
Company & Industry News 5
Firms face suits over 'stolen' ideas 5
Google Angers Artist's Family In Latest Copyright Flap 6
Microsoft ordered to pay $115M in patent case 6
Apple Questioned in Trade Secrets Case 6
Is Burst.com a Patent Troll? 6
Open-Source Biotech 7
Investors wary of stem cell medicine 7
Legal Industry News 7
Congress readies new digital copyright bill 7
OSDL Offers Patent Assistance 8
Patent firm woos big-name inventors 8
Patent tracker targets OLED techology 8
Opinion 9
New Trademark Law Might Restrict Free Speech 9