Patents
Facebook flotation filing highlights IP risks as significant threat
Social network’s application to go public reveals insights into the IP challenges faced by large technology companies...  »
Technology giants locked in new battle over mobile patents
Germany plays host to escalating rivalry and legal action between Apple and Samsung  ...  »
Highly inventive behaviour patterns
Matt Packer investigates the eccentricities and foibles that have spurred the achievements of some notable inventors...  »
EPO applications defy economic slump with record-breaking 2011
Strong figures on European patent filing defy global economic conditions, as EPO creates team to fine tune its policies for working with emerging markets...  »
IP commercialisation highlights the value of patent analysis
As the economic significance of patents continues to grow, it’s more important than ever for IP managers to have a clear understanding of the value of the assets they and their competitors hold.&nbs....  »
IP trio seals continental divide with patent portal
Maintaining patent quality is a perennial concern for industry and registries alike, writes Nick Huber. But the Trilateral Offices are tackling the problem by improving access to IP data...  »
IP becoming bigger influence in formulating business strategy
The commercial benefits of effective intellectual property management are increasingly being recognised, reveals CPA Global’s State of the IP Industry Survey 2011. But with budgets tight, aligning I....  »
Patent filings reach ‘historically unprecedented levels’, says WIPO report
Global IP body hails resurgence of patent applications as evidence that fall of 2009 was a blip in an upward trend...  »
UK-EU alignment an ‘immediate concrete benefit’ of bio-patent ruling
Last year, a biotech case over a protein patent caused a split between UK and European IP courts. Matt Packer finds out how a recent judgment has reconciled them...  »
Christmas gifts from the great inventors
Many of us love it, others try to ignore it, but at this time of year there’s no escaping it. Matt Packer tracks down the parties responsible for Christmas paraphernalia...  »