IP Management
INTA chief Richard Heath on counterfeiting, IP policy and e-commerce
INTA's president-elect, Richard Heath, outlines his plans for the organisation to Emma Jones ...  »
Branding masterclass: Wimbledon
If you were lucky enough to wander around the All England Club in southwest London during the annual tennis fest in late June and early July, one thing that may have struck you is the lack of in-your-....  »
Business continuity: Lessons from swine flu, Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami
When it comes to planning for business continuity, far too many businesses think the worst will never happen to them, says CPA Global’s Neil Berrecloth...  »
Legal services outsourcing streamlines accelerated examination patent registration
With a number of clients requiring accelerated examination patent applications, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP found it was spending an increasing amount of time on searches. Attorney Christophe....  »
The State of the IP Industry 2009
A growing awareness of the importance of intangible assets has led to unprecedented growth in the intellectual property (IP) sector over the past two decades but where is the IP industry going now?...  »
JD Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye: the IP debate
Copyright law plays an important role in protecting works of art from plagiarism, but does that mean it should be used to limit the creativity that such works inspire? The famously litigious novelist ....  »
Biopiracy: ‘We must protect the IP of indigenous communities’
The IP of indigenous communities has been subject to infringement by developed countries for time immemorial. Now is the time to crack down on biopiracy and the unlawful use of ‘traditional knowledg....  »
Strong European backing for PCT
European Patent Office (EPO) chief Alison Brimelow has raised concerns over the development of a transnational patent prosecution highway (PPH)....  »
Patent landmark highlights green issues and 'need for reform'
A US Senator has spoken out in favour of green IP and patent reform, following the award of America's 600,000th design patent....  »
Final Rules ruled out
Controversial patent application rules, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2007, have been revoked even before they have come into effect...  »