Victoria Espinel, the White House's intellectual property enforcement coordinator, recently claimed that private companies are taking action to combat intellectual property infringements, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Business Software Alliance, an organization that advocates on behalf of the software industry, recently commended House Republicans on their seven-point policy on encouraging innovation and growth.

In a recent letter to House Judiciary Committee chairman Lamar Smith and ranking member John Conyers, U.S. commerce secretary Gary Locke outlined the official views of the Obama Administration on H.R. 1249, also known as the America Invents Act.

A pilot website recently launched by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office will enable members of the public to examine patent applications online.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently announced plans to collaborate with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office on a new pilot program designed to improve cooperation between the authorities.

In a recent Patently-O report, intellectual property expert Ronald Mann claimed that a study on the European patent system is deeply flawed.

The URL of a company's website is today a key component of its identity. As the existing range of available domain names nears exhaustion, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has been working to expand the available options.

While the overwhelming majority of companies are aware of the importance of having a solid intellectual property strategy, many still lack understanding of the field, according to the findings of a recent study.

An independent review of intellectual property laws in the U.K. recently completed its work and published its findings.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers recently introduced new legislation designed to further enforce intellectual property rights.