Politicians and business leaders meet today in Geneva to thrash out what could be the first international guidelines on online intellectual property. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is hosting a 500-strong, two-day summit, in...
Martin Brampton kicks off the year by proposing a radical approach to intellectual property protection and software. The principle behind intellectual property rights is that those whose effort creates something desirable should have the ability to...
A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations has been delayed again, amid ongoing criticism that its implementation would criminalise many innocuous activities and harm European...
Honeywell, inventor of 1950s computer system - the D1000 - has started selling its intellectual property online. Honeywell joins the ranks of Boeing and Polaroid, which are already boosting revenues by licensing their intellectual property.
The over-protection of intellectual property rights isn't given much airtime, even considering the rise of open source software. Intellectual property rights (IPR) are talked of a good deal. Martin Brampton, director at consultancy Black Sheep...
The Strategic patent will enhance Oracle's intellectual property portfolio. Oracle has acquired Strategic Processing, a US-based company that holds a patent for online marketplace technology known as Interactive Market Management System.