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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Commercialization: An Investor’s View of Intellectual Property
My neighbour, Edward French, a venture capitalist, has produced a rather good slideshow entitled TechGain: An Investor view of Intellectual Property which I thoroughly recommend. I spent a very congenial evening in his presence at the Venturefest dinner some years ago and seem to … Continue reading
Posted in An Investor View of IP, Edward French, Open Coffee
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Robert Burns: Born 250 years ago today
“The man o’ independent mind, He looks an’ laughs at a’ that”. A very tenuous connection with intellectual property, I know, but I could not let the day pass without reproducing one of my favourite poems: “Is there for honest PovertyThat … Continue reading
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Copyright: The Mark of McCain
Shortly after I started this blog in 2005 I reported on a spat between Angela Merkel and the Rolling Stones over her use of their classic Angie as their campaign anthem (see “Stoned! The Difference between Copyright and Rights in Performances” … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Merkel, Copyright, Jackson Browne, McCain
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500th Post – Patents: Actavis UK Ltd v Novartis AG
This was a claim by Actavis for the revocation of a Novartis’s European patent for a preparation which released fluvastatin (a cholesterol inhibiting drug) gradually rather than in an immediate burst on grounds of obviousness and insufficiency. There was also a counterclaim by … Continue reading
Copyright: IFPI Digital Music Report
“Pirates win music download battle” screamed the headline on the BBC website. “Oh Goody” I thought, “an end to the litigation drought perhaps.” I am not sure that it is when you actually read the report. Considering the state of consumer confidence and … Continue reading
Posted in IFPI report, music. copyright
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Software Patents: January Patents Limited’s Application
As I have to present a talk for our seminar on Software Patents after Symbian and Bilski in Liverpool on 5 Feb 2009 I thought I would have a look at the Comptroller’s decisions since Symbian Ltd v Comptroller-General [2008] EWCA Civ … Continue reading
Practice: Large US Businesses plan to cut Spending on Outside Lawyers
During November 2008 the well known legal consultants, Altman Weil Inc., polled 1,292 general counsel (in-house legal advisors) in the USA as to whether they faced budget cuts in 2009 and, if so, what they planned to do about them. … Continue reading
Posted in Altman Weil survey, IP Practice
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Practice: the Future of IP and TMT Services
Happy New Year! Every time there is an economic downturn businesses look for ways of saving money on legal services, particularly in intellectual property (“IP”) and technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”). The beneficiaries of the last downturn were regional firms … Continue reading
Posted in 8 King Street, IP, kill the billable law, Kimbro, Peel Court, practice, Susskind, TMT, Valorem
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