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N. 43, July - September 2009
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Know your rights: Helping small businesses through
IPR
Martine Diss |
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| European small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are sitting on a
goldmine – their own expertise and ideas. Helping them identify, protect
and make use of innovation is a key challenge for Europe. The IPR Awareness and
Enforcement Project (IPeuropAware project) is designed to raise awareness of
intellectual property among European small businesses and to help them
recognise and enforce their rights... |
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bObles has minimised the risk of piracy
Peter Meldgaard
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| The vision of becoming an international brand with a world-class
design was not, as sisters Louise and Bolette Blædel realised, going to be
possible without protecting their intellectual property rights (IPR). So it did
not take long before their design business bObles had a trade mark registration
for the company name and design registrations... |
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Arbitrating Disputes in International and Domestic R&D
Collaborations
Judith Schallnau
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| The issue of how parties to a contract want to address disputes
arising under the agreement should be addressed in contract negotiations,
particularly in international transactions. However, it is of major importance
and though probably one of the most important but misunderstood and neglected
issues dealt in contractual negotiations... |
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Free Software, a 2009 take
Malcolm Bain
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| I liken free software to “Pan amb
Tomaquet”, a Catalan dish where you build your own
open-faced sandwich at the dinner table (with toast, garlic, olive oil and
whatever topping you favour, such as pâté, cheese or “jamón”).
Free software is often contrasted with proprietary software, which is more like
a standard dish you are served... |
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Who is the right holder of a Community design produced on
commission?
Sara Martinez Cadenillas
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| By decision rendered 5th
July 2009, in the Case C-32/08, “FEIA/Cul de Sac, Acierta”, the
European Court of Justice ruled on the interpretation of Articles 14(1) and (3)
of Council Regulation (EC) N. 6/2002 of 12th December 2001 on Community designs (CDR). The
importance of this preliminary ruling is highlighted by the fact that this... |
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 | IP in practice
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| Patent of the month |
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| Shark Skin Suit In the late 90s, a former competitive swimmer, Fiona Fairhurst, a
member of the swimwear company Speedo® research team, started to work with Jane
Cappaert, a researcher for the International Center for Aquatic Research, on
textile materials that can reduce skin friction in water. The research work was
conducted with the... |
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esp@cenet Quiz
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| The author of the quiz never loses sight of patents, even on
holiday. The advertisement board depicted below was found in an American
supermarket. It shows a so-called "banana keeper" on which you can hang bananas
so they ripen more evenly. Additional advantages of this product, like keeping
the bananas fresher for a longer period, are... |
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| IP eModules |
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| Inventors are usually highly convinced that their invention will
sell easily, even if it isn’t revolutionary. This conviction often
blinds them when it comes to investing money in commercialising their
invention. When entering this phase, it is important for inventors to take
informed decisions and consult the appropriate partners. In... |
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