The tragedy of the commons
Traffic congestion, intellectual property rights (IPRs) and my housemates' tendency to use unfeasible quantities of water and electricity might seem unrelated. But, they are all manifestations of the tragedy of...
Secondment placement at the IPO
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Zbigniew and I work in the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. In November I was seconded to the Intellectual Property...
3D printing patents – new report
Building (layer by layer!) on our previous post on 3D printing, today (19 November 2013) we are taking a look at some new work by our esteemed Patent Informatics colleagues....
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. Hosted by Charlotte Waelde (University of Exeter), the event emphasised the need...
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...
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?
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