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Could co-operation help pull pharma back from the cliff edge?
AstraZeneca has announced that it is to shed over 7,000 jobs worldwide; this is in addition to over 20,000 jobs that it has already cut since 2007. And the UK-based company is not expecting a reversal in fortunes any time soon. According to an official statement the outlook is gloomy: ...
Helen Sloan, Globe Business Publishing Ltd | 03 Feb 2012
When it comes to the Facebook IPO it's all about intangibles and IAs
There will be an awful lot written about the Facebook IPO over the coming weeks and months by people a lot more qualified than me to be making comments. However, it would be wrong not to point out one very obvious aspect of the planned float: the extent to which the success of the ...
Joff Wild, IAM Magazine | 02 Feb 2012
From smartphone wars through Chinese culture to hiring top IP talent - IAM 52 is now out
The latest issue of IAM is now available to subscribers online. Our cover story, written Australian patent attorney Mark Summerfield, who is also the author of the Patentology blog, takes a detailed look at the smartphone patent wars. With cases being fought around the world and different ...
Joff Wild, IAM Magazine | 02 Feb 2012
Features
The IP movers and shakers of 2011![[premium]](/images/homepageredesign/premium.png)
The IAM IP personalities of 2011 may not all be human beings, but each and every one made a significant impact on,
or contribution to, the IP world last year, and will continue to
do so for the foreseeable future
Supreme Court orders rights holders to fund destruction of infringing goods if importer defaults
The Supreme Court recently ruled that rights holders should bear the cost of storing and destroying infringing goods where Customs cannot collect from the importer. The court saw no justification to use public funds to cover the cost of protecting private property, overruling the district court's decision to that effect.
Volume of trademark applications heads for record high
According to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, in the first half of 2011 the number of trademark applications increased by 34.84% compared to the same period in 2010. As a result, this year China is expected to achieve a record high for the number of trademark applications filed.
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