California Startup Brainbase Building Breakthrough Online IP Licensing Platform19/02/2019 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBrainbase, a California tech startup with a team in Estonia, has received US$1M in seed funding to build an “end-to-end product ecosystem for intellectual property licensing” that could change the way businesses manage and licence their brands worldwide. The investment is an indication of dynamic evolution in the IP sector as it takes advantage of latest technologies and the talents of innovators.
EU Members Adopt Plan To Make Europe A Leader In Artificial Intelligence19/02/2019 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe European Council of member states has adopted an all-encompassing plan to make Europe a global leader in artificial intelligence and integrate AI into all aspects of regional life. The plan, which comes as Europe has been identified as lagging in AI research and investment behind the United States and China, includes strong calls to ramp up investment while carefully considering AI’s impact on labour and ethics.
ASEAN IP Offices Discuss Regional Trademark System18/02/2019 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe national intellectual property offices of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week advanced work on developing a regional trademark registration system, according to European Union sources working with them.
WIPO Event: AI On All Fronts – Health, Cities, Agriculture – But Investment Needed; Europe Lagging12/02/2019 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Pre-Grant Opposition Filed Against Janssen’s Bedaquiline Fumarate Application In India08/02/2019 By Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments
WHO’s Access Roadmap And The Art Of Accommodation Of Pharma Interest26/01/2019 By Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
US Complaints About Technology Transfer In China: Negotiating The Endgame24/01/2019 By Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
US IP Law – Big Developments On The Horizon In 201923/01/2019 By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
WTO IP Council: Praise For Public-Private Partnerships, Use Of Competition Law To Fight High Drug Prices18/02/2019 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Agreement On SPC Manufacturing Waiver Reached, Benefitting EU Generic, Biosimilar Industry14/02/2019 By David Branigan for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments
South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill Still Moving14/02/2019 By Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
EU Copyright Rules: Provisional Deal Struck On Changes13/02/2019 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Malaysia Still Under Pressure To Make Hepatitis C Medicine More Expensive13/02/2019 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
The Future Of The Ideas Business – The Rise Of Data-Driven Invention07/12/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentNew ideas are getting harder to find, and with less ideas there is a decline in organisational productivity and economic growth. This isn’t new, nor is the fact that to counterbalance the decline in idea generation, research and development have received and continue to require heavy investment. But with daily news of innovation centres opening up across the globe, the question remains whether initiatives like open innovation, crowdsourcing, or simply putting more scientific brains together will do this investment justice. Last month, leading representatives of the IP, R&D and technology arenas met in Switzerland to discuss a technology-based alternative to human only idea generation. Hosted by data-driven invention company Iprova, the 2nd Data-Driven Invention Forum saw attendees from companies, such as Panasonic, Philips and DuPont as well as many other global organisations explore the future of innovation and the role data-driven invention plays in it. Here are some of the conclusions of the conference.
