IP Management
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 and Mexican enforcers team up in Christmas blitz on fakes
Bilateral customs effort aims to put bogus goods on ICE over the holiday season...  »
EPO president defends organisation’s biotech procedures
Benoît Battistelli cites ‘stringent’ examination regime as evidence that patenting genetic inventions is not a simple formality...  »
US patent legislation eyes competition on world stage
Congress passes bill to improve prospects for American innovators with global ambitions...  »
Cease-and-desist letter forces ad agency to retreat from Hollywood hills
Trademark trouble ensures that company’s promo art for its new business outlet will never eat lunch in that town again...  »
Enhanced corporate security promised in .uk domain proposals
Second-level suffix would offer companies a range of improved protections and increased confidence in doing business online...  »
MPs call upon UK-IPO to become champion of rights
All-Parliamentary IP Group’s report says UK registration authority has been too concerned with process and must have a more substantial influence on policy matters...  »
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....  »