Tag:intellectual asset management
The Next IP Frontier(s)
China has been at the forefront of discussions on IP rights protection for a while now given its reputation as a hotbed of intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting. However, as recently discussed in this blog, the level of protection afforded, and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China is improving. ...
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Sophisticated Chinese IP Profession on the Rise
The IP profession in China may be young by global standards but, as in so many other fields of endeavour, the Chinese are proving to be formidable students. This week, Watermark is attending the 4th China IP Counsel Conference in Shanghai. China first adopted IP laws in 1979, and the ...
Bridging the Valley of Death for Universities: Revitalising IP Commercialisation
As the world economy continues to suffer considerable uncertainty, accessing funds to bridge the well known ‘valley of death’ for spin-off and start-up companies, and particularly those born out of universities, has and will continue to be challenging. The GFC, has made accessing private equity, such as Angel and VC ...
CSIRO nets additional $220 million licensing settlement
Australia’s scientific research agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), announced recently that it had reached further licensing settlements with more of the world’s largest technology companies for its patent covering technology underlying popular ‘Wi-Fi’ wireless networks. This resilient patent, set to expire next year, protects the network ...
