Researchers needed
Interested in working with the most productive Intellectual Property Office (IPO) economics and research team in the world? Come along to our research open day in London tomorrow (16 October...
IP research
Good evidence is essential to make sure our policies and law are right. The IPO's research team commissions and develops research into important IP issues.
A meeting of minds on the use and users patents
...representatives of patent offices from around the world along with legal practitioners and industry Intellectual Property (IP) users. The conference presented findings from the survey of innovation and patent use...
2.5 millionth patent
This week the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published patent no. GB2,500,000.
Developing an evidence base on orphan works
How can you use a copyright work when the rights-holder cannot be found? This is the issue with so called orphan works. Orphan works are works covered by copyright, but...
Good evidence for policy: building partnerships
The evidence base on the impact of intellectual property is contentious with reports from different perspectives published - almost tit for tat.
To hack or not to hack – a new report on Patent Thickets
WIPO reported that in 2011 global patent applications broke the two million mark. This journey is one of almost constant growth spanning more than two decades. Could such an increase herald a bright new future of global technological brilliance?
Designing the UPC - Looking back to move ahead
The European patent system is undergoing major reforms. These include the creation of a patent with unitary effect across Europe and a Unified Patent Court (UPC) to enforce the new patent right.
Designing history: part 2
In part two of our series on the history of design rights, we look at the decision to register a design right. Registered design rights are relatively underused in the...
International blogging
...forms part of a growing government IP-focused social media network which is making increasing use of popular platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The trend follows in the footsteps of well...
The 3D printing revolution – coming to a home near you?
...process of producing three-dimensional solid objects from digital designs. 3D printers work in exactly the same way as your inkjet printer at home but, instead of ink, they deposit the...
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