As we approach the summer, many of us enjoy a refreshing cold beer to quench our thirst on a warm day. From ancient origins to modern craft creations, beer has been a British staple for thousands of years, and continues to bubble with innovation, creativity and protected ideas in the 21st century.
...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...
This week the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published patent no. GB2,500,000.
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...
The evidence base on the impact of intellectual property is contentious with reports from different perspectives published - almost tit for tat.
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?
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.
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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
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