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Balanced counterassertion: a study in wireless patent rivalry

Patent assertion is a mainstream business tool in the wireless sector. Understanding the dynamics that underpin the process will lead to more effective strategies and a higher chance of success View PDF

Robin Hood, the Magna Carta and the European Convention on Human Rights

EU law takes precedence over national law in EU member states. This makes companies vulnerable to EU competition investigations without notice or any evidence of wrongdoing. How can intellectual asset managers become proactive to change the law? View PDF

Protecting the ultimate intangible

The preservation and enhancement of reputation are the primary tasks of all organisations, because the consequences of not prioritising them are always damaging – and very often catastrophic View PDF

Riding the gold wind wave

Goldwind is one of China’s biggest wind turbine companies and a globally recognised innovator. As vice president Kai Wu makes clear, its approach to business and innovation is rooted in Chinese culture – which also has a profound effect on its IP strategies View PDF

IP management in aerospace and defence

Aerospace and defence companies were there at the start of the technology revolution. Today, innovation continues across the sectors, as do cutting-edge approaches to IP management View PDF

Attracting and keeping senior IP management talent

For IP-owning companies, few tasks are more important than recruiting and retaining talent that can maximise intellectual asset value View PDF

Training tomorrow’s chief IP officers

Intellectual property has been a staple of law courses for years. But as it moves out of legal departments, the need for cross-disciplinary, business-focused university IP teaching programmes is becoming greater. A few pioneering institutions are leading the way View PDF

Ethics face-off: Olympus v Waters

Waters and Olympus both operate in the scientific and supplies sector. The former has reaped a strong dividend from its focus on integrity; the latter is beginning to learn that ethics really do matter View PDF