JULY / AUGUST 2008
LATEST NEWS
-
TLD registry guide number 3: dotTEL February 09, 2010
-
Vote now in MIP’s Bilski ballot February 09, 2010
-
Blog round up: pirate king, samba registry, clog designs and more February 08, 2010
-
DOJ: Google Book Search still anticompetitive February 08, 2010
-
File-sharing bill breaches human rights, says lawmakers February 08, 2010
-
Exclusively online now: IP survey 2010 February 06, 2010
-
Keep ITU out of internet governance, says minister February 04, 2010
-
Leader emerges in EPO presidential battle February 04, 2010
Politics, power and passion - this year's MIP 50
With IP reforms being discussed around the world, this year's selection of the most influential people in IP features many politicians and campaigners. But there are also a few surprises
In the US, Congress debated fundamental patent reforms while the USPTO's rule changes were defeated in court. In Europe, senior politicians and European Commission officials drafted plans for a Community patent and IP litigation system. In China, discussions focused on the National IP Strategy and revisions to the Patent Law, while in Geneva WIPO member states voted on a new leadership. Around the world, it has been a year for debating IP policy.
The rest of this article is available to subscribers and active trialists only.
Subscribe today for full access to this article. Alternatively take a free trial, giving you access to the current issue's contents*.
Interested in previewing the Managing IP's new service Managing Internet IP? Click here.
If you are already a subscriber, please log in below to access the rest of this article.
*excludes some surveys and articles.