The voices of IP - from 1990 to 2015

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The voices of IP - from 1990 to 2015

Managing IP Correspondent
April 24 2015
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Over the past 25 years, Managing IP has interviewed most of the influential people in IP.

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To mark the 25th anniversary of Managing IP, we have selected 25 interviews from the magazine, website, webinars, video and Twitter.

Read all the interviews in their original form on our dedicated page, managingip.com/25 interviews.

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