Manufacturing & Engineering
Not in copyright’s name: Are consumers really 'digital vampires'?
Businesses are using copyright laws to stamp down innovation and demonise consumers, believes Google’s William Patry. He says it’s time for it to stop ...  »
How to put the right LPO contract in place
Contract management is a tricky business. Make sure that you put a robust strategy in place and, more importantly, choose the right LSO provider to manage your IP contracts...  »
Gucci battles against the rise in counterfeit goods
How does a luxury brand manufacturer enforce its intellectual property rights against counterfeit activity? General counsel and global head of legal and corporate affairs Daniela Della Rosa outlines....  »
Continuation-in-part: an alternative method for protecting US innovations
US patent law prohibits adding new material to a patent application, says Stephen Albainy-Jenei. But the introduction of the continuation-in-part (CIP) patent application could help inventors to prote....  »
Evaluate and protect your intangible assets
Intangible assets don’t just contribute to a company’s worth or market success, says . Properly managed and maintained, they can also provide security for investment. By Sara McNeill...  »
The IP guide to: Software patents
A recent decision by the UK Court of Appeal seemed to suggest that initial blocks to software patentability could be relaxed. But the outcome is still not clear. By Kenneth Mullen...  »
How Connie Brenton transformed legal strategy at Sun Microsystems
Connie Brenton, serial entrepreneur and legal director at Sun Microsystems, is keeping outsourcing at the top of her legal agenda. By Reena Sengupta  ...  »
Cutting the cost of IP management
We need to find new ways to tackle the growing demands on IP systems, says Arnold & Porter LLP's Clive Thorne...  »
Can LSO compromise data security?
Privacy laws in the US and UK – together with closely related data protection directives – are of paramount concern to law firms that prize client confidentiality. Does LSO put data at risk?...  »
China’s new patent law will require double filing
A new patent law has changed the way a patent applicant can use double filing in China. Nick Redfearn explains the new procedures...  »