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  N. 31, January - February  2007  

Editorial 
Enforcement of intellectual property rights
Mr Lászlo Kovács
 
Counterfeiting and piracy are reaching both new heights, in terms of the range and numbers of products being copied, and new depths, with criminals` willingness to copy anything regardless of the risk to human life...
 
IP & RTD: Articles 
 
  Invest in your IP rights-a 12x Return on Investment
Andrew Watson
 
The CEO of one of our client companies stated that, in the context of the sale of his last business to Qualcomm, he realised that by investing in product, he could generate a return on investment of 3x on realisation, but by investing in his intellectual property he could generate a return in excess of 12x. ...
 
 
  Registered Community Designs. A valid instrument for protecting innovation
Pedro RODINGER
 
This article analyses the Registered Community Designs (RCDs), the advantages of the system and highlights important changes that ocurred in 2006 or are projected for 2007...
 
  INNO-vention
 
INNO-vention, a Specific Support Action co-funded by the European Commission DG enterprise, offers European companies the opportunity to establish new business contacts and to benefit from Technology Transfer concepts in a rapid, efficient and target-oriented way across technologies and branches focusing on the textiles, automotive...
 
 
 
  Innovating Regions in Europe
Elzbieta Ksiazek
 
It is truism to say that the place where innovation actually happens is in a company that takes the risk of putting a novelty to work to see whether the market buys it or not. In recent years, however, innovation has become an increasingly important policy issue in Europe on all political levels. It is generally known that innovation...
 
 
IP in practice 
 
  Patent of the month
 
Striking at the heart of the disease…and the market The Belgian Professor Désiré Collen, a world reference for cardiovascular diseases, was the first to produce tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for clinical use in his laboratory at the University of Leuven. tPA is an extremely effective thrombolytic agent that helps treat heart attacks...
 
 
  esp@cenet Quiz
 
This article depicts a fog collecting device producing drinking water: ...
 
  IP eModules
 
Our readers must be kept informed of a recent development in this world. Google just launched a new service to enable searches in the U.S. patent collection. This module will provide you with the essential information regarding this service and its use in the context of your R&D projects...
 
 
 

 
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