James Love, one of Managing IP’s 2014 most influential people in IP, explains why paying innovators to share knowledge, data and technology makes sense for business and society
Last week the UK introduced clear exceptions to the rights of copyright owners. Is it now time to set out the limits to trade mark law and clarify what third parties can do with registered marks?
In a busy few days for Canadian intellectual property legislation, pre-consultation on amendments to Canada’s Trademark Regulations has begun while the Canadian House of Commons passed the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-8)
Big data is here to stay, but what does it mean for IP? Todd Vare and Michael Mattioli look at how big data can be protected in the US, and ask whether it can thrive under the existing legal framework
