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Now That’s What I Call A Trademark Dispute
Cease-and-desist action lays blame on cult punk act for imitating EMI compilation albums...  »
What becomes of seized counterfeits?
IP experts have urged governments and companies to re-use – rather than dump – seized counterfeit goods. Nick Huber explains how two innovative schemes are using impounded fakes to benefit society...  »
Technology giants locked in new battle over mobile patents
Germany plays host to escalating rivalry and legal action between Apple and Samsung  ...  »
Highly inventive behaviour patterns
Matt Packer investigates the eccentricities and foibles that have spurred the achievements of some notable inventors...  »
EPO applications defy economic slump with record-breaking 2011
Strong figures on European patent filing defy global economic conditions, as EPO creates team to fine tune its policies for working with emerging markets...  »
IP commercialisation highlights the value of patent analysis
As the economic significance of patents continues to grow, it’s more important than ever for IP managers to have a clear understanding of the value of the assets they and their competitors hold.&nbs....  »
EU Court stuns brand owners over fakes as watchdog issues Christmas warning
Court of Justice rules that fakes can continue to travel through EU – meanwhile, UK Border Agency highlights festive escalation of counterfeit sales...  »
Christmas gifts from the great inventors
Many of us love it, others try to ignore it, but at this time of year there’s no escaping it. Matt Packer tracks down the parties responsible for Christmas paraphernalia...  »
Crowdsourcing legal data: are we all e-discovery agents now?
Legal professionals will always play a vital role in building up trial evidence. However, writes Matt Packer, a creature called ‘the crowd’ is starting to do this automatically – all through eve....  »
An economic powerhouse, by design
Making billions of pounds for the UK economy every year, the design industry is a hive of innovation. However, asks Nick Huber, is the IP system doing enough to help it realise the full value of that ....  »