News and Events

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News

Things are really moving at USD Systems International Inc. We have some exciting news to share with you.

Newsletter:
First, our brand new newsletter, the Intellectual Property News, to keep you up to date on intellectual property decisions affecting copyright.

New Book:
Secondly, Michel Dubois, creator of the Intellectual Passport , has published a new book Enfin la propriété intellectuelle à la portée de tous! by Michel Dubois & Co. Click here for additional information.

Ground breaking decision rendered

Jurisprudence in favor of an unpublished literary and artistic work used against a design subsequently registered at the INPI in France by a third party.

In addition to the ruling rendered in 1999 by the Court of Appeal of the United States of America's Federal Circuit of Courts in favor of copyright over patent; to the ruling rendered in Belgium in 1997 in favor of the copyright of Hergé's heirs over the unauthorized use of artistic drawings for commercial and industrial purposes; to the countless court cases won by Walt Disney Studio over the past several decades for similar wrongdoings (i.e. plagiarism), and above all to the international ruling rendered in 1987 in favor of French Professor Luc Montagnier's copyright over American Professor Robert Gallo's patent for the discovery of the AIDS virus; for the first time, a modest inventor has successfully used, in a court of law, an unpublished literary and artistic work (created in 1994) against the French equivalent of a Design Patent (U.S.) or Industrial Design (Canada) subsequently registered by a third party. This case confirms that a previously undisclosed creative work ~ i.e. one that remained secret ~ is nonetheless a legally valid anteriority (i.e. prior art) that can be used to annul a patent, subsequently registered by a third party on the same invention. The details of this case are quite revealing.

To download the Intellectual Property News extract in its entirety, please click here.

Enfin la propriété intellectuelle à la portée de tous! a new book written by Michel Dubois & Co was published in 2004.

Presently, it is available only in its original French version. It provides an in-depth understanding of intellectual property issues, including many of the benefits of the Intellectual Passport .

Synopsis: This book explains how access to intellectual property can become more easily available to a wider number of people (i.e. more democratic…). It shows what the author of a new commercial idea, or innovative service concept could do in order to demonstrate and benefit from ownership of his or her intellectual property internationally. It further elucidates how an inventor can do the same thing without having to incur the cost of obtaining a national patent in each country around the world. In addition, all this is available for a price that is, for the most part, completely affordable and well within the means of a great many people. The method proposed also includes additional benefits such as a way to safeguard proprietary secrets, a workable business plan and a selection of useful contracts, all of which serve to demonstrate the intent to commercialize the invention or service concept. In effect, all the pertinent aspects relating to intellectual property (philosophical, economic, legal, etc.) are discussed in this work, which is a unique treatise on this subject.

N.B.: Parts of the text of this book were previously published (in French) in an earlier book by Michel Dubois entitled: Passeport pour La Prospérité

Events

The principals of USD System and Michel Dubois are always willing to participate and speak at conferences and other events you may be organizing. We also welcome ideas and suggestions for future discussion papers and magazine features. Should you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us by email at: info2@usdsystem.com

• Noon conference: Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Quebec (UQAM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  
  Presentation to Commerce students interested in intellectual property issues.
  
  Given in French by Yvon Rudolphe, MBA fin., É.A., Adm.A., President, Univention Inc.

• Press Conference: St James Club, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  Recent and significant international judicial finding in favor of the IPCB.
  
  Held by Michel Dubois, founder, USD Systems International Inc.

• Creation of the USD Club International, Las Vegas, Nevada by Louise Guay, founder.
  
  International association for inventors, consultants and licensees of the USD System International Consortium.

• Launch of the book: Enfin la propriété intellectuelle à la portée de tous! by Michel Dubois & Co.

• Breakfast conference address:
  La Propriété Intellectuelle inhérente aux compétences distinctives des PME (Intellectual property an inherent and distinctive part of the SME)
  
  Given in French by Michel Dubois, founder USD Systems International Inc at HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales), University of Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, QC Canada.

• Launch of the book "Passeport pour La Prospérité" by Michel Dubois & Co.

• Univention Intellectual Passport   Presentation evening: "How to democratise access to Intellectual Property" Delta Hotel, 725 President Kennedy Blvd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

May 31, 2002

• "How to make Intellectual Property accessible to the greatest number of people" Lecture given by François Belleau at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presented during the university's annual congress under the ægis of the "Planetary Association for Clean Energy", headed by Professor Andrew Michrowski.