Features
Customer loyalty programmesare not what drive airline profits.Something a lot less tangibleis the key
The role, function and responsibilitiesof security, risk management andoverall corporate defence havechanged for the better. This is set tocontinue and at a fairly rapid pace
New business models are emergingin the pharmaceutical industry, so theway in which companies and serviceproviders in the sector handle IPissues is going to have to change
The lengthy, protest-friendly systemat the European Patent Office hascreated a brain drain that is causingsome of Europe’s most giftedentrepreneurs and scientific mindsto head west to the innovation friendlyUnited States
A patent portfolio’s value can be asignificant part of a corporation’soverall value. Knowing this,companies must give the samemeasure of attention to them as theydo to their other investment portfolios
In a rapidly changing business andlegal environment, licensingstrategies must adapt if they are tokeep up with developments
In the brave new world of the globalmarketplace, it has never beenmore important to ensure that thebranding process is tightly alignedwith both creativity and strategic IPconsiderations
As the nature of IP creation andexploitation has changed, so hasthe job of the in-house IPprofessional. These days, at acompany such as GE they arefocused on a range of issues, fromIA management to public policy
It is hard to ignore the strong signsof growth and potential in Africa.While South Africa is thepowerhouse of the continent, othercountries are building up steam astheir patent systems improve
Industry insight
India has emerged as a trademarkpowerhouse in the global economy,says Jeroen Lallemand of ThomsonCompuMark
Insights
A round-up of IP-related quotes, observations and opinionsfrom the recent past...
After more than 10 years ofnegotiation, it looks likeproposals for the creation ofan EU patent have once againfailed. And this time there maybe no coming back
Columns
Legendary film director Jean-LucGodard has declared there is no suchthing as intellectual property. Suchiconoclasm is something he can afford
There’s an opportunity for gamechangingbusiness model innovation inthe evolving IP market landscape
The Canadian Federal Court’s ruling inthe Amazon.com case has finally framedthe debate as to how subject matter isto be assessed for patentability
