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18 Aug 2021, 12:27 am by Mark Summerfield
  I therefore suspect that being an inventor or applicant on a granted patent may have benefits for people pursuing academic or research careers in India.In any event, it is clear that the vast majority of innovation patent applications are currently being filed by non-resident applicants for reasons that have nothing to do with any genuine desire to obtain or commercialise intellectual property rights in Australia, and few are filed by the Australia small and medium enterprises (SMEs)… [read post]
11 Apr 2021, 12:06 pm by Magdaleen Jooste
The event will address IP strategy for FinTech start-ups & SMEs. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 5:30 am by Michael B. Stack
  "By going online and working through it for themselves, for free, we hope low-risk SMEs will realize that they don't need expensive consultancy or reams of paperwork to manage their responsibilities. [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 9:18 am
Indeed, to the uninformed observer, it rather looks as if this highly successful experiment in lower-cost, user-friendly, rapid and pretty decent IP litigation for SMEs and individuals is about to be sucked into the High Court. [read post]
24 Jan 2022, 4:03 am by Alexandre Miura
23 February 2022IBIL will hold a hybrid event (online and London, UK) on 23 February 2022 (6:00pm-7:30pm, GMT) where a panel of experts will brainstorm the ways in which the IP system might serve the needs of creative and innovative small businesses better, and how appropriate IP protection and policing these rights can be vital to ensure that an SME is able to realise its full commercial potential in a competitive market. [read post]
3 Dec 2020, 1:54 am by Sophie Corke
 Reviewing 'Patent Management – Protecting Intellectual Property and Innovation', Kat friend Gustavo Schötz (Intellectual Property Center, Universidad Austral, Argentina, and Schötz & Viascán) recommended it as a business-focused roadmap to making best use of intangible assets.Trade MarksKat friends Chia Ling Koh and Lyndon Choo described the jurisdiction-dependent role of a trade mark in the context of a passing off claim following a recent decision of the… [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 6:00 am
One aspect which will be considered is how IP has enabled startups and SMEs to gain a foothold in the healthcare sector, which has previously been dominated by larger, more-established companies.The business of IP - Big Data, big issues - where a session will explore the relevance and application of current IP laws to Big Data, whether they meet industry needs, and whether there are any alternative models. [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 4:06 am by John Jascob
The report concludes that while loan origination funds contribute to SME financing, the resulting financial stability risk should be carefully monitored.A second area that could create future market vulnerability is the rapid growth of alternative index products. [read post]
28 Sep 2024, 1:00 am by Anna Maria Stein
Industry professionals, SME representatives, academics and policymakers will discuss all of this. [read post]
20 Dec 2013, 9:06 am by Christine Nielsen
European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani added, “The loss of a trade secret and disclosure of a key invention to competitors means a catastrophic drop in value and future performance for an SME…With this legislation the Commission will protect EU businesses’ livelihood and the trade secrets that form a vital part of it. [read post]
15 May 2015, 6:14 am
 "Having an office of the Unified Patent Court in Italy will allow our enterprises to have a Court in the national territory for the protection of their interests also in Italian language, not forgetting that if we join the Package now we will still hope to have a voice in the systems related to the Unitary Patent renewal and their distribution, and to ask more support for our SME", the Government representative concluded.Nearly a week earlier, on 7 May, European Patent… [read post]
18 Nov 2015, 5:22 am by Jon Hyman
A representative study of 446 closed claims reported by small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 500 employees showed that 19% of employment charges resulted in defense and settlement costs averaging a total of $125,000. [read post]
26 Oct 2022, 2:30 am by Hayleigh Bosher
• To support businesses to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the IPO launched a new financial support scheme for innovative, high-growth potential Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). [read post]
22 May 2015, 6:31 am
 The question now taking center stage in the on-going Unified Patent Court saga is all about money, budgets and value in the form of court fees, SME support and recoverable costs in the UPC (see Kat Darren's recent post on a different monetary debate regarding the unitary patent here and UPC court fees here). [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 12:57 am by Isaac
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged 30 million USD to be used by the GoR to support innovation and the innovation economy; essentially, the AfDB and the GoR is now the largest source of venture capital available to SMEs and others in the innovation economy. [read post]
19 Jan 2017, 4:51 am
" The technical specifications of the Tender seem to identify five areas of the study to be explored as follows (with focus on SMEs, as well):Overview of existing IP related incentives and rewards supporting pharmaceutical innovation in the EU and analysis of their actual use by innovators through out the entire product life cycle (focus on SPCs, data protection and market exclusivity) Overall economic effects of SPC, data protection and market exclusivity on innovation,… [read post]
30 Nov 2015, 12:48 am
 The tactic seems to pay some dividends for respondents in that they do not get dragged into protracted and expensive litigation which, for start-ups and SMEs, can seriously harm their business before it gets off the ground. [read post]
16 Jul 2017, 3:52 am
 Larger companies prefer trade secrets 69.1% compared to 52.8% with patents (the figures are 51.2% and 30.4% for SMEs). [read post]
8 Aug 2018, 2:32 am
Whereas traditional forms of ADR tend to provide a winner-takes-all approach, mediation can foster understanding between parties, enabling them to reach common ground which allows new opportunities to flourish.In the forward, Antόnio Campinos (Executive Director EUIPO) underpins the book with support for mediation, particularly for SMEs, where the traditional court system may be perceived as expensive, rule-bound, intimidating and time-consuming. [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 6:00 am
One aspect which will be considered is how IP has enabled startups and SMEs to gain a foothold in the healthcare sector, which has previously been dominated by larger, more-established companies.The business of IP - Big Data, big issues - where a session will explore the relevance and application of current IP laws to Big Data, whether they meet industry needs, and whether there are any alternative models. [read post]