Recent figures from America suggest that over half of patent litigation is being brought by non-manufacturing firms that acquire and exploit libraries if patents to extract licensing fees are from creators.
UK Failing In Patent Filing
A report published last month (October) showed that, for the second year running, UK firms failed to have even one entry on a list of the world’s top 100 global innovators, based on patent filings.
IP Support Tools Launched
A new suite of support tools has been launched this week by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to help small firms identify, protect and grow their intellectual property (IP) assets.
Piracy Has Its Upside
During a week long investigation into copyright issues by BBC show Newsbeat, one TV show creator said that illegal downloading actually increased the popularity of his show.
IP Unit Demands Suspends Of Domain Names
Earlier this month the Intellectual Property Crime Unit of the City of London Police (PIPCU) issued urgent requests to registrars demanding that they suspend domain names that are alleged to be involved in the criminal distribution of copyrighted material.