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...
Collaborate to innovate - our research needs you!
...worked in industry... surprisingly there was a good mix of both. Steve outlined IBM's long term strategy of support in the development of graduate courses; and the long term planning...
Bundles of joy
...shell to house the mechanism. This shell can be protected via a design right. Before going to market the firm will create a product/brand name protected via a trade mark....
Designing history: part 1
This year, the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM) celebrated 10 years of the Community Design. The event celebrated a relatively new development in IP - the...
Shedding light on 'backlogs'
The Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid observed almost three centuries ago, There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. In the intellectual property field,...
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