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Belgian EU presidency prioritises patents, but we've heard it all before
The Belgian government, which holds the EU presidency until the end of this year, has stated that making progress on the development of a unitary European patent system is one of its main priorities. In an interview published in Science ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 05 Sep 2010
Man behind the Micron NPE deal has also done business with Intellectual Ventures
Joe Mullin at Corporate Counsel reports that patents formerly owned by Intellectual Ventures are currently being litigated in an East Texas court. The plaintiff in the case is an NPE called Oasis Research LLC, which was established back in ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 02 Sep 2010
Making the case for patents by making a case against them
Using the Paul Allen litigation as a hook, a piece entitled "Software patents hurt everyone, but especially SMBs", written by PC World's Katherine Noyes, rehashes a lot of the old arguments made against software patents. It's a ... View postJoff Wild, IAM magazine | 01 Sep 2010
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When hypocrisy is the least of it ![[premium]](/images/rounds/premium.png)
A December 2009 deal that Micron Technology did with an NPE exposes issues that go to the very heart of corporate IP management. View article
BP needs authentic IP
Although BP was aware of the importance of its corporate reputation, the company's internal processes have not helped it to weather the political and regulatory storm unleashed by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. View article
Industry Focus: Industrials
This issue's featured industry data includes key patent metrics for companies in the Industrials Industry. View article
Impact of EU enlargement on trademark protection
The accession of certain West Balkan states to the European Union is expected to take place within the next few years. The enlargement of the European Union will raise problems in connection with Community trademarks - such registrations will automatically become effective in the new member states, but conflicts with existing marks may occur. View report
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