IP Insight
Edition 40, July 2010
Meltwater Chocolate
Meltwater Chocolate is a start up business making the most of IP to protect its creations and future growth.
IP - a stand alone tradeable asset
Over the last quarter of a century, the transformation of the industrial economy to a knowledge economy has placed an unprecedented focus on companies’ intangible assets, which include Intellectual Property (IP) assets.
Capital efficient
To reach market, innovators in life sciences are using their IP to find new sources of funding and create leaner business models, says Paul Rodgers, managing director at Ithaka Life Sciences
Adwords cleared
You can bid to use other brands as a search term for your firm, says Lee Curtis at Harrison Goddard Foote, but don’t cause confusion
Green Patents
If your invention has an environmental benefit, for example, a manufacturing process which uses less energy, or a wind turbine, or a recycling process, you can request that your application receives accelerated prosecution using the IPO’s green channel.
IP in the news
Another batch of IP related stories which have attracted media attention over the past month.
Your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about IP issues and strategies.
