Electronics
Microsoft bans Xbox users over Halo 4 piracy
Consoles give technology corporation clues about IP abuse of its most important games release this year...  »
WIPO director calls for worldwide system of IP rules to quell ‘patent wars’
In a keynote address, Dr Francis Gurry suggests a solution to IP challenges posed by global markets...  »
Has Eolas web patents case delivered systems crash to NPEs?
A lawsuit with sweeping implications for ownership of online technology has mined the culture clash between non-practising entities and corporations, writes Matt Packer...  »
How safe are ebooks from illegal copying?
Publishing has enjoyed a far smoother journey into the electronic age than the music business. But that doesn’t mean it can be complacent about piracy, writes Matt Packer...  »
NESTA launches ‘Plan I’ to make up for UK’s ‘lost decade’ of innovation
Charity tables 12 recommendations for rebuilding the UK economy around an inventive infrastructure...  »
EU resolution for more effective action on fakes
Following last year’s setback for European enforcement against bogus goods, a crusading MEP is working to untangle the thorny issue of goods in transit, writes Jo Russell...  »
Patent pugilism: historic squabbles over standards and status
History is peppered with rivalries between inventors, but the best ones are those that decide the future of entire infrastructures. Matt Packer charts the stories behind those momentous struggles...  »
Auction of major Kodak patent portfolios cleared at Bankruptcy Court
Ruling splits off sale of patent holdings from final stages of ownership dispute, as photography giant continues to weather financial difficulties...  »
Sound R&D policies help France, Switzerland and Germany to weather economic woes
Matt Packer examines the research and development programmes of three European nations, in light of their strong results on international patent filings...  »
European companies face mounting pressure on their own doorstep
While a cursory glance at the latest patent filing statistics for Europe show a steady increase in the region, the devil is in the detail – for the number of European companies filing in Europe is i....  »