With companies struggling to adapt from traditional to digital models of generating revenue from copyrighted content, a number of businesses have lessons to offer content owners. Eileen McDermott reports
Hulu has become one of the most popular places for US audiences to watch TV and movies online. Eileen McDermott examines whether the model has a fighting chance
Legal music streaming services offer a real alternative to illegal downloading sites. So why aren’t they growing faster, asks Emma Barraclough
Battles between publishers and Amazon over the right price to sell e-Books have highlighted the difficulty of pricing content online, says Peter Ollier
Managing IP lists the leading firms for copyright work in 22 of the world’s most important IP markets
A growing number of high-tech companies that built their businesses on the back of proprietary IP are experimenting with open-source. Mark Kenrick explains why
Wayne Condon and Eliza Saunders explain how IP owners should incorporate innovation patents into their IP strategy down under
The false marking troll is on the prowl following two recent court rulings. Thomas Turano advises companies how to steer clear of these clever critters
Seven years after LVMH sued Google over its AdWords programme, Europe’s top court has ruled that the search engine is not liable under EU trade mark law. But that’s far from the end of the story
It took six months and 20 rounds of voting but the Administrative Council of the EPO last month finally chose a successor to out-going president Alison Brimelow
As part of the Senate's compromise on patent reform proposed last month, a new provision on false patent marking would put an end to the recent proliferation of such cases
India's Supreme Court will hear an appeal by German drug maker Bayer in a case that aims to link the country's IP office and its drug regulator
How IP offices are tackling pendency
My marketing colleagues want us to add logos to our product to show that we use fair traded, organic, ethically-sourced ingredients. What do I need to know about using these kinds of marks?
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Will the new post grant and inter partes review proceedings result in more litigators practising pro hac vice before the USPTO?