Manufacturing & Engineering
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....  »
Beware unexpected liability for licensors
Jo Russell finds that the apparent manufacturer doctrine may leave US trademark licensors feeling threatened by unclear boundaries of product liability...  »
Cable unveils steps to boost UK innovation
Campaign to boost public knowledge of creators’ rights will support wide-ranging policy initiatives embracing patents, trademarks and enforcement activities...  »
Change of pace
China is filing patents at an exceptional rate, but this creates difficulties as well as opportunities. Silvia Marchetti finds out how Yaochun Jiang, general manager and founding partner of Guangdong ....  »
Fuel for thought
As technologies develop for the next generation of vehicles, Jo Russell meets Yuichiro Kawamura, general manager of Honda’s intellectual property division, to find out how patents could help decide....  »
Engine of Europe
Jo Tura uncovers Germany’s rich history of innovation, and explains how this has continued into the present day and helped Germany dominate the European market in patents and IP litigation....  »
Rolling out the red carpet for IP
For some celebrities, getting their names on patent documents and domain registrations is as important as hitting the headlines, writes Matt Packer...  »
US patent legislation eyes competition on world stage
Congress passes bill to improve prospects for American innovators with global ambitions...  »
Time for a UK redesign of key IP laws?
Professionals in the British design industry have had their say on the legal system that is meant to protect their output – and have found it wanting. Matt Packer investigates the problems, and une....  »
NESTA launches ‘Plan I’ to make up for UK’s ‘lost decade’ of innovation
Charity tables 12 recommendations for rebuilding the UK economy around an inventive infrastructure...  »