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Apple v Android – the struggle for IP supremacy in the mobile market
Skirmishes in the mobile telephony IP wars are being fought across the world. But if Apple’s goal is permanently to exclude Android products from key markets, the company is doomed to failure
Mark SummerfieldBalanced 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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
The IP movers and shakers of 2011
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
Seen and heard
A round-up of IP-related quotes, observations and opinions from the recent past ...
An ever-evolving corporate IP licensing practice
The IP licensing business at HP has developed on a continuous basis in order to keep pace with the ever–
changing IP transactions landscape
Predictability restored to Canadian patent prosecution
The Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Amazon.com case verifies that purposive claim construction is required prior to assessing whether subject matter is patentable.
The imperfect storm
A new wave of anti-IP rhetoric is angrier and uglier than ever. Figuring out who is fuelling it and why is not that difficult.
Overcoming the negative impact is
Brazil: a shining star among BRIC nations
Recent research undertaken by Thomson Reuters shows that Brazil has taken a major step forward with regards to both
intellectual property and innovation, writes Bob Stembridge