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New IAM legal research tool aids busy patent professionals in the global licensing landscape

“Primary Sources” can fast-forward your queries about jurisdictions around the world

AI is posing many challenges but we are finding ways to overcome them, says US Copyright Office Director

Shira Perlmutter, one of this year’s IP Hall of Fame inductees, speaks to IAM about her career and the big issues currently facing the copyright world

Dutch businesses increasingly proactive about trade secret misappropriation

The volume of cases appears to be picking up pace in the Netherlands with key rulings offering guidance on confidentiality clubs and patenting of misappropriated trade secrets

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The recipe for CIPO success

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

The corporate best practice of assigning all-round responsibility for maximising shareholder value from investment in intellectual property to a single senior executive has gained substantial momentum since the start of the new millennium.

29 January 2008

Bucking the trend: new developments in the IP field

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

Since the publication of IP Value 2007 the South African IP field has been active and there have been numerous new developments, regarding both legislation and case law.

29 January 2008

Get your assets in gear: aligning IP strategy and business strategy

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

Much has been written about both business strategy and IP strategy. When it comes to business strategy, there are many models, formulae and approaches that provide a framework to assist in its development and implementation. In contrast, it seems that most writing about IP strategy discusses its importance, but does not discuss its development and implementation. In fact, most writing seems to treat IP strategy and business strategy as two separate concepts, when in fact they are two sides of the same coin.

29 January 2008

Analysing the impact of the Supreme Court’s eBay decision

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

It has been more than a year since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in MercExchange v eBay. In that opinion, the court overturned the Federal Circuit’s ruling that once infringement is found in a patent case, the general rule is “that courts will issue permanent injunctions against patent infringement absent exceptional circumstances”.

29 January 2008

Contributing firm directory

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

Contributing firm directory

29 January 2008

Recent developments in intellectual property

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

This chapter looks at the major IP developments in China and Hong Kong over the past year.

29 January 2008

Protecting well-known and famous marks: a global perspective

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

What are famous trademarks and why are they entitled to more protection than standard trademarks? How do international treaties extend protection for famous trademarks? How do local laws extend protection for famous trademarks? What are the limitations of these treaties and laws? Are there steps that companies with famous marks should take to secure protection?

29 January 2008

Don’t get your wires crossed: common pitfalls in licence agreements

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

As more companies introduce inspection programmes and thus need to perform royalty investigations of their licensees, misreported royalties continue to be found on a regular basis. The reasons for these misreported royalties are numerous and fall into four broad categories

29 January 2008

Intangible assets: recognising and exploiting their value

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

As economies have evolved over time, so have businesses evolved from being physically intensive to relying more on intangible assets. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the valuation of intangible assets and to provide evidence of intangible asset value.

29 January 2008

A right to original expression: the role of copyright law in modern industry

Featured in IP Value 2008 - An international guide for the boardroom

Copyright law has a significant role to play in industry today, having developed from a legal concept to one which affects nearly every area of business.

29 January 2008

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