Industry & Regulatory Bodies
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...  »
ICANN’s grand domains reveal: the trends behind the fanfare
Global authority’s outgoing president and CEO Rod Beckstrom has at last announced the list of applicants for new domain suffixes. Matt Packer combs the details for themes that have special interest ....  »
Regulation must not prevent innovation, Law Society tells LSB
‘Clumsy’ stipulations for mitigating risk could scupper development of the UK legal services sector, says major organisation...  »
‘Birmingham balti’ stamp to spice up dish distinctiveness
Bid to curry favour with European authenticators looks set to serve up victory for fiery food fanatics...  »
Non-lawyer debate takes external focus
While accepting the role that Legal Services Outsourcing companies now play in the legal sector, the American Bar Association has proposed new guidelines for lawyers in managing their work with LSO pr....  »
Dewey & LeBoeuf partnership exodus spurred by legal evolution
Cleaving to the traditional partnership model and ramping up hires during a time of change in the legal sector has forced a high-profile firm to wind down its affairs, writes Jo Russell...  »
When is a handle not a handle?
With understanding of the divisions between 2D marks and 3D technical features balanced on a knife-edge, Europe’s General Court has provided a clear-cut ruling, writes Matt Packer...  »
US IP: the five-trillion dollar industry
Commerce group puts high valuation on intellectual assets generated by American companies – and hails the positive implications for jobs ...  »
Banking group sounds alarm over potential abuse of finance gTLDs
Leading European watchdog highlights suffixes that could be snatched by ‘unscrupulous individuals’ aiming to defraud consumers of financial services, writes Nick Huber...  »
Storing up IP hurdles for the future?
Cyberlockers could be poised to emulate the success of social networks as hubs of online communities – but are their copyright provisions effective? Jermaine Haughton finds out...  »