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Major WIPO report details surge in innovation industry
Organisation’s first World IP Report takes 40-year, panoramic view of an IP economy that is outpacing global GDP and driving change in poorer countries...  »
UK government commits to ban on referral fees
Controversial payments made in return for transfers of clients and casework to be curbed in personal injury field under new proposals, with hints that ban could widen if successful...  »
New UK-IPO probe to cut through patent thickets
Economic effects of rights clusters to be the focus of special investigation with a report scheduled for the autumn...  »
Keeping secrets: recipes for confidentiality
Rumours in February that Coca-Cola’s secret recipe was revealed have been dismissed by the beverage company as a hoax, but the theft of trade secrets is no laughing matter, says Nicholas Bolter of E....  »
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...  »
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...  »
Mutual objectives seal lawyer and non-lawyer relationship
A non-lawyer head of a corporate legal department for 30 years, Liberty Mutual’s Helen Gillcrist proves that such appointments can bring fresh insight to companies’ legal functions. In this specia....  »
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...  »