Why Companies Should File For Patents Now
Filing patent applications between now and March 2013, while the first-to-invent rules are still in place, can provide some significant benefits. Companies should proactively manage their intellectual property strategy to make the most of this opportunity.
European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that the functionality of a computer program and the programming language it is written in cannot be protected by copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers.
03 May 2012
These rules don’t create the future, and they don’t guarantee success for those who use them. But they do give us a glimpse around the corner, a way to recognize that in this idea or that person, there might be something big.
24 April 2012
Innovation Through Co-creation: Consumers Can be Creative
For a true co-creation process to work effectively the customer needs to be placed explicitly at the same level of importance as the company.
26 March 2012
How to Boost the EU’s Innovation Performance
This year’s Innovation Union Scoreboard shows that most Member States have improved their innovation performance.
15 March 2012