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London’s tech hub still has plenty to learn about the full power of IP
Digital Shoreditch, a festival for start-ups, has been taking place in East London’s 'Tech City' this week. Sessions yesterday were dedicated to the topics of capital and growth, and intellectual property was among the key issues up for debate. It was encouraging to see IP as a key topic of discussion at the event – but it was also clear that IP was viewed by the SMEs present as an operational and cost burden, rather than as a potential source of added value. Crowdfunding ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 24 May 2013 @ 5:45PM
Singapore’s IP hub plans depend on R&D investment
Nestlé’s announcement of a $4.3 million dollar investment in a Singapore-based research facility this week is just one example of a recent trend that has seen global companies shift their R&D centres to the city-state. Although companies may be moving these businesses to Singapore because of its attractive tax breaks, strong legal system, well-educated work force and proximity to other Asian markets, these shifts may well have a knock-on effect and further the ...
Posted by Seher Hussain, IAM Magazine on 24 May 2013 @ 11:30AM
IAM does Dallas
I have been in Dallas since Saturday for the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association. Following are a few (highly) random thoughts … Africa – over recent years we have seen the emergence of the Asian and Latin American markets. Now, Africa is getting in on the act. Economic growth across the continent is substantial: populations are increasing, disposable incomes are on the up, consumer demand for all types of product is rising. Darren Olivier, a ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 07 May 2013 @ 5:34PM
It's time to make the case for strong corporate trademark teams
The annual meeting of the International Trademark Association is now underway in Dallas. As is usual with INTA, the event seems to have overtaken the host city. Everywhere you walk in downtown today you’ll see delegates clutching their conference bags, with their ID badges around their necks. The convention centre, too, is packed with trademark practitioners from all corners of the world. In IP there really is nothing to match the event in terms of scope and size. There are ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 05 May 2013 @ 10:47PM
Microsoft’s BLINK trademark application isn’t combative; it’s just smart strategising
The Next Web reported yesterday on Microsoft’s application for a trademark on the term BLINK. The filing – made on 9th April – follows Google’s announcement on 3rd April that it is introducing a rendering engine named Blink for the continued development of its Chrome web browser. Microsoft’s Research division has for some time been working on a photography smartphone app also named Blink, but The Next Web piece suggests that the BLINK trademark ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 16 April 2013 @ 12:21PM
Red Hat opposes software patents, but still recognises the value of IP
Last week a court in the Eastern District of Texas dismissed patent litigation brought by NPE Uniloc against internet hosting provider Rackspace. Uniloc sued the Texan company in June 2012, alleging that its use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux infringed one of the NPE’s software patents relating to “the processing of floating-point numbers”. In response, Rackspace and Red Hat (which was providing assistance to its customer in accordance with its Open Source Assurance ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 05 April 2013 @ 11:05AM
European lawmakers do trademarks far better than they do patents
Yesterday, the European Commission unveiled its proposals for improving the European Union trademark system. In a press release, the Commission said that its package of initiatives will “make trademark registration systems all over the European Union cheaper, quicker, more reliable and predictable” and will “improve conditions for businesses to innovate and to benefit from more effective trade mark protection against counterfeits”. The Commission’s ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 28 March 2013 @ 10:23AM
Opening up Kinect software code for collaboration is another winning IP move from Microsoft
Microsoft recently released some of the development software for its Kinect device on an open source basis, allowing third-party developers to modify the code for their own uses. ‘Kinect for Windows’ code samples are now available under the Apache 2.0 licence. Back in issue 53 of IAM, we reported on Microsoft’s development of Kinect – the fastest-selling consumer electronics device of all time – and the crucial role that IP played in getting it from ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 19 March 2013 @ 11:31AM
As Apple stalls, Samsung soars: who’s the innovator now?
This week, Judge Lucy Koh reduced the $1.05 billion damages awarded to Apple in its Northern District of California showdown with Samsung, and ordered a new jury trial to determine how much of the remaining money the US company should receive. This was the latest setback for Apple which, despite its victory, did not get from Koh the real prize of a permanent injunction against its Korean competitor. As the dispute drags on, Apple risks losing more and more of the bargaining power ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 08 March 2013 @ 10:16AM
The US needs strong IP laws because IP is so important to its economy
In shock findings released this week, a report has revealed that the book publishing industry in the EU (population 500 million, official languages 23) employs nearly the double the amount of people as the book publishing industry in the US (population 313 million, official languages one). But that's not all. Foreign Ownership of Firms in IP Intensive Industries also shows that a British writer of erotic romances was the best-selling author in the US last year, while various ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 07 March 2013 @ 1:26PM
