Publication of patent functions is required by the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 for many plant and utility patent applications filed on or after November 29, 2000. Publication occurs after the expiration of an 18-month period following the earliest effective filing date or precedence date claimed by an utility. […]
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Sacramento Public Library Computer Appointments Available At 6 Locations
Starting September 10, Sacramento Public Library will offer computer appointments at six locations Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This service is available in addition to curbside pickup and returns. Library locations offering computer appointments include: Arcade Library Galt Library Martin Luther King Jr. Library North Highlands […]
Portland enacts most stringent facial recognition technology ban in US, barring public, some private use
Portland City Council members voted unanimously on Wednesday to prohibit the public – and, in some cases, private – use of facial recognition technology, making it the most stringent ban of this kind nationwide, according to multiple reports. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty introduced the bans, […]
Boston Public Library to reopen for computer use amid COVID-19 pandemic; 9 branches to provide internet through outdoor Wi-Fi program
What lies beyond the pandemic? MassForward is MassLive’s series examining the journey of Massachusetts’ small businesses through and beyond the coronavirus pandemic. __________________ Having internet access in Boston may just become a little bit easier because of a new program launched by the city this week. The Boston Public […]
American Public Education to Present at the BMO 2020 Virtual Technology Summit
} CHARLES TOWN, W.V., Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) – parent company of online learning provider American Public University System (APUS) and campus-based Hondros College of Nursing – announced that Angela Selden, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, plans to participate in the BMO Virtual […]
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)
3 years ago
The CIPPIC Summer Program offers outstanding law students an unequalled opportunity to work on cutting edge research and advocacy issues related to law and technology. CIPPIC advocacy typically involves submission of briefs to government and other policy-makers, intervention in precedent-setting cases before judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals, provision of public legal […]
Internet Governance Forum | The IGF is a global multistakeholder platform that facilitates the discussion of public policy issues pertaining to the Internet
3 years ago
The Host Country, UN DESA and the IGF Secretariat are keeping a close watch on the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible impact on the IGF processes. Any changes will be communicated. The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted by the Government […]
STPP Graduate Certificate program | The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan
3 years ago
Overview The STPP graduate certificate program is designed for students already enrolled in a degree program at the University of Michigan. Master’s or doctoral students from any field are welcome to apply. No background in science or in policy is required. In 12 credit hours of course work (two core courses […]