Dennis Kennedy

TechnoLawyer.com has launched the 2004 volume of the IP Memes Newsletter, which "consists of technology-related intellectual property 'memes' — IP issues that have just begun to surface and may soon become important legal issues."

In 2003, Gail Standish, Kevin Grierson and I (along with a lot of behind the scenes helps from the TechnoLawyer staff) co-wrote each week's issue.

In 2004, we are adding two new stellar contributors, Kurt Calia and world famous legal blogger, Denise "Bag & Baggage" Howell, and taking a different approach where each of us will write entire issues on a rotating basis. I drew the short straw and led off 2004 with the issue that came out today.

This issue covers the Eolas patent issue, the current debate over software patents in the European Union, the recent Japanese court decision that awarded the inventor of the blue LED 20 billion yen, the useful resources at the US Department of Justice Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, new digital rights management developments in wireless, and intellectual property issues in the virtual gaming world.

Here's the good news - you can subscribe to the IP Memes newsletter for free simply by joining the TechnoLawyer Community (a reasonably convenient registration process is required). Even better news - a good number of other features and newsletters related to the use of technology in the practice of law are also available to members of the TechnoLawyer Community. Check it out.