During this holiday season as Congress considers what to do about patent trolls (“patent assertion entities” for all you lawyer types), we thought it might be useful to look at the differences between helpful holiday elves and their pointy-eared cousins. 1. Elves bring holiday cheer. Patent trolls bring lawsuits. 2. Elves help the economy. Patent […]
Cross Border Data Flows, Digital Trade, Internet Governance
ICANN, WTO, WTO Ministerial Conference
The following is a guest post by Perry Robinson of Rackspace. In less than a week, the Ninth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference will commence in Bali, Indonesia and I’ll be attending to proudly represent the i2Coalition. The Ministerial Conference is the highest supervisory authority of the WTO and meets every two years to unite […]
Internet Safety, Patent Reform, US Policy
i2Coalition appreciates Chairman Goodlatte’s leadership on patent reform; Covered Business Method patent expansion still needed Washington, DC – According to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Patent Assertion Entities, or “patent trolls,” cost defendants and licensees a staggering $29 billion in 2011. While The Innovation Act takes steps to address many of […]
The Internet Infrastructure Industry
Capitol Hill, Hilary Van Der Meulen
The i2Coalition is pleased to announce that we’ve hired Hilary van der Meulen to serve as Membership Director.
Internet Governance
ICANN, ICANN48
ICANN48 is less than a week away and the i2Coalition is looking forward to participating in what promises to be an informative conference. This will be i2Coalition’s fourth trip to an ICANN conference, as we continue our commitment to engaging in, and showing our substantial support for the multistakeholder process of global Internet governance and […]
The i2Coalition is just past our first year of existence. This is our second Halloween. It’s our first Halloween working on patent reform. While we didn’t start out with patent reform as one of our main issues, it has certainly become a top priority. When I helped found the organization, I assumed patents were ‘big company’ […]
Over the past few years, members of the Internet infrastructure industry have become increasingly aware of the destructive impacts that patent assertion entities, or patent trolls, have on innovation and the economy as a whole. The frivolous lawsuits filed by patent trolls cost companies valuable time and resources to the tune of $29 billion in […]
Access To Data, Internet Governance, Internet Safety, Privacy, US Policy
ICANN, National Security Agency, NSA
The following post originally appeared on The WHIR. A frequent statement making the rounds among those debating the PRISM disclosures is that most every other country’s intelligence agencies do the same thing. While I don’t doubt that they do, and in some cases expect that their activities are more intrusive, the revelations about the NSA […]
Internet Safety, Patent Reform, US Policy
Washington, DC – Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Co-Founder and Board Chair Christian Dawson today released the following statement on The Innovation Act of 2013, legislation to address the problems stemming from “patent trolls”: “With a $29 billion dollar hit to businesses in direct payouts in 2001 alone, abuse of the current patent system is a […]
Since the Internet Infrastructure Coalition launched more than a year ago, we’ve made connecting with the international community a prime focus. As the unified voice of our industry’s public policy goals, it is crucial to actively participate on a global scale and work with our international colleagues to develop a path forward to reach common […]
