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CCIA Applauds Legislation Targeting Patent Abuse
July 11, 2013
Reps. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, and Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., introduced a bipartisan bill in the House Wednesday afternoon to help mitigate the impact of lawsuits from patent trolls. The bill is H....
CCIA Welcomes Senate Passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
June 28, 2013
The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds the Senate for approving S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. This comprehensive immig...
CCIA Praises WIPO Treaty On Access To Copyrighted Material For The Visually Impaired
June 26, 2013
World Intellectual Property Organization member states have agreed on treaty language that will mean millions of visually impaired people around the world can gain access to special-formatted books. T...
Border Security Compromise Encouraging Sign of Immigration Reform Momentum
June 25, 2013
Last night, the Senate voted 67-27 for cloture on a border security compromise amendment to the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act bill. The vote signified poten...
CCIA Joins in Call for Senate Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
June 20, 2013
The Computer & Communications Industry Association today joined more than 100 technology sector executives in a letter calling on the U.S. Senate to support passage of S. 744, the Border Securit...
EVENT UPDATE: Competition Law & Patent Assertion Entities: What Antitrust Enforcers Can Do
June 20, 2013
CCIA and The American Antitrust Institute will be hosting a panel discussion event, "Competition Law & Patent Assertion Entities: What Antitrust Enforcers Can Do" this Thursday at the National Pre...
EVENT UPDATE: Competition Law & Patent Assertion Entities: What Antitrust Enforcers Can Do
June 20, 2013
CCIA and The American Antitrust Institute will be hosting a panel discussion event, "Competition Law & Patent Assertion Entities: What Antitrust Enforcers Can Do" this Thursday at the National Pre...
CCIA Calls for Disclosure of Government Surveillance, Praises Bill To Declassify Some FISA Court Rulings
June 11, 2013
Recent reports regarding NSA access to phone call metadata and online communications and data have highlighted the continued importance of government transparency. The Computer & Communications In...