IT & Telecoms
Software to crack quality code at EPO and beyond
Technology is on the rise at the European Patent Office – and principal director Ciarán McGinley is excited about the benefits it will bring to the organisation’s stakeholders, writes Matt Packer...  »
Cyberspace sourpuss Grumpy Cat in a mood for trademarks
Smash-hit internet ‘meme’ gets claws into brand protection issues, following six-month reign of misery over social networks...  »
Leveraging an edge on the America Invents Act
NewLegal Review explores how IP management technology gives IP owners the flexibility they need to adapt to legislative changes...  »
Watershed for ABS firms as BT dials in
Telecoms operator wins licence to provide full litigation support for motoring claims, under new legal services brand BT Law...  »
Gates-backed humanitarian venture fends off domain payout demand
WIPO arbitrators extinguish attempt to wring half a million Euros from charitable UN fund dedicated to providing drugs to developing world...  »
US and UK deal makes GPS technology free and open
Agreement follows global discord over UK government body’s bid to assert royalty rights...  »
What becomes of bankrupt brands?
Following the failures of two more big high-street brands in the UK, Matt Packer examines how the trademark assets of collapsed companies can be sustained towards fruitful afterlives...  »
Asia IP focus – Part Two: Hong Kong
This bustling Chinese territory is a haven for foreign businesses – but it also attracts risks from mainland-linked shadow companies and the trade in bogus drugs, writes Anita Leung of Jones Day...  »
Kaepernick and Kardashian marks highlight quirky world of the Celebrity Brand
As NFL victory poses leap for registration, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe find that branding is more than skin deep, writes Matt Packer...  »
Kickstarting a new IP battleground?
It has provided innovators with an exciting route for alternative finance and turned consumers into stakeholders. However, asks Matt Packer, has Kickstarter also put its users – and itself – in th....  »