A study published last week explores the key issues of the business and legal sectors with the Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) and recommends how best to address them.
European Commission Adopts IP Action Plan
On 1 July the European Commission (EC) adopted an Action Plan to address infringements of commercial scale intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union (EU) and a strategy for the protection and enforcement of IP rights in countries that are not EU members.
Google Glass Poses Piracy Risk In UK Cinemas
No sooner had Google finally made a prototype of its Google Glass device available in the UK than the Cinema Exhibitors’ Association (CEA) has called for a ban on its use in movie theatres over fears that the gadgets could be used to make pirate copies of films.
UK Intellectual Property Crime Unit
The UK’s Intellectual Property Crime Group has produced a preliminary version of its annual report to show that action has been taken by various organisations to fight the proliferation of counterfeit goods.
Intellectual Property Enforcement
Last week the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) international summit on IP enforcement was held in London and attracted a raft of high profile speakers, from the creative industries, governments and enforcement agencies from across Europe.