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...
From intellectual property thefts, such as stealing contacts and customer leads, to physical thefts such as hardware - an outgoing employee can leave their ex-boss with a far greater headache than simply worrying about having to manage with fewer...
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...
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...
Research released today suggests the average laptop may contain around £550,000-worth of data - with some potentially storing as much as £5m-worth of commercially sensitive data and intellectual property.
The effects of this browsing could be very damaging to a business - ranging from theft of data or intellectual property from the company to exposing third party, client or partner data - which poses not only financial but also 'reputational' risk.