Ofcom’s standards for good evidence workshop
On 13 September 2013 Ofcom hosted the joint Ofcom/Intellectual Property Office (IPO) workshop on standards for good evidence.
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 2013) at our office in Abbey Orchard Street.
A meeting of minds on the use and users patents
September saw the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) host a conference on patent use alongside Brunel University at the Big Innovation Centre in London.
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.
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.
International blogging
As communication becomes more digital, so do intellectual property offices.
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