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CCIA Files PTO Amicus On Sovereign Immunity As A Shield From Patent Review

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association co-filed an amicus brief at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) on Friday evening on the applicability of sovereign immunity ...

CCIA Opposes FISA Reauthorization Amendments Act

Washington -- Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence marked up and favorably reported out the FISA Reauthorization Amendments Act, H.R. 4478, which is meant to reauthorize Section...
  • European Union

CCIA, Over 80 Organizations Warn of Irreparable Damage to be Caused by Copyright Directive

Brussels -- Over 80 organisations, including the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), warn EU Countries in a short statement that current negotiations on the proposal for a Directi...
  • European Union

EU Commission Publishes Communication on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

Brussels -- The European Commission has published a Communication today, providing guidance on the enforcement of intellectual property rights online and offline across the European Union. With this...
  • Competition
  • European Union

Does Competition Law Need an Update for Online Markets? Hot Topics, Trends and Perspectives in Competition Policy

On November 30, CCIA, the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will host a joint conference discussing some of today’s most frequently a...
  • European Union
  • Telecom

CCIA Announces New Hires In Washington and Brussels Offices

Washington -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association is announcing new hires  in both its DC and Brussels Offices. Alexandre Roure starts Monday, November 27th in CCIA’s Brussels of...
  • Telecom

FCC Chairman Proposes Getting Rid Of Open Internet Rules

Washington -- As Americans across the country prepare to bow their heads and give thanks, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday that bows to the biggest Internet Service Providers. Pai’s...
  • Telecom

Pai To Serve Up Half-Baked Proposal Wednesday To Repeal Net Neutrality – Not Humble Pie

Washington -- FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday that he would release his proposal Wednesday to rescind rules that prevent Internet Service Providers from blocking, slowing down or speeding up t...
  • European Union

CCIA Welcomes the Civil Liberties Committee’s Opinion on the Copyright Directive

Brussels, BELGIUM -- In September 2016, the European Commission published its proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Copyright Proposal”). This proposal implement...