Electronics
UK Coalition tightens enforcement network in new scheme to tackle IP crime
Measures are unveiled to break web-based black market and raise awareness of IP crime as government accepts recommendations of the Hargreaves Review. Matt Packer explains the plan...  »
There’s something awfully familiar about this place…
Fake handbags, garments and perfumes are so last week. Matt Packer reports that counterfeiters in China have something altogether bigger in mind: entire locations...  »
Be sure to hit the IP Rights target in mergers and acquisitions
McDermot Will & Emery’s Carey C Jordan picks out the top five IP traps in M&A transactions...  »
Fears grow over high price of domain name fame
Experts at key US internet conference challenge brand confusion and financial risks posed by impending new domains...  »
Peering over examiner’s shoulder encouraged in patent project
A new online scheme allowing members of the public to comment on patent applications aims to raise IP quality in the UK and yield economic benefits, writes Matt Packer...  »
The great IP debate: giving generously or giving up?
Three major UK universities have joined forces in a scheme to give away their intangible assets to industry. Matt Packer reports from a recent debate on the plan...  »
Jointly owned IP: ‘a risky proposition’
In his new blog, Donal O'Connell casts a critical eye over jointly owned IP and suggests some alternative strategies...  »
Not so Flash: fame factor weighs against trademark pretender
Ubiquity of an established brand, likelihood of confusion and failure to prove intent to use during discovery stage shoot down gaming mark application...  »
Companies, competition law and the government: a radical new framework?
Proposed changes to the UK’s competition law regime could have a significant impact on businesses operating in the territory, writes Caroline Thomas of Norton Rose...  »
Teen’s iPhone ploy converts to infringement suit
Boy’s mail-order service selling kits to make white iPhones prior to launch of official version dials up a world of legal trouble...  »