IT & Telecoms
Please RT: Twitter patent agreement leaves experts unconvinced
A promise by Twitter to give its employees more power and control over their inventions looks set to shake up corporate IP policies. But, writes Nick Huber, some patent experts warn that it could be b....  »
The Olympic struggle to guard sponsors’ brands during the 2012 Games
Leading brands have staked considerable financial investments in becoming official Olympics sponsors. But, in a media environment where competitors are keen to latch on to the sports craze, can the ex....  »
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...  »
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 ....  »
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....  »
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...  »
Back to the source of proprietary code laws
A recent appeal in a software trade-secrets case has lessons in store both for the legal interpretation and corporate management of the source code behind internal systems, writes Matt Packer...  »
Twitter handles become new domain of brand litigation
Hayley Devlin of Hamlins Solicitors LLP tells Matt Packer that airtight contracts, rather than IP laws, are the best tools for preventing brand abuse caused by unauthorised transfers of social media f....  »
How IP-literate is popular culture?
Film and TV writers like to think that they’re pretty hot on the research front. But do they know their IP terminology? Matt Packer casts a critical eye over some recent examples...  »