Tag:strategy
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. ...
filing freedom-to-operate intellectual asset management legal agreements strategy
Challenging Patents and Applications in Australia
There are many and varied reasons for challenging a patent or application but ultimately it boils down to someone not wanting a competitor or other third party to have monopoly rights to an invention. We explore how a patent or application can be challenged from an Australian viewpoint including: Third ...
Watermark Personnel receive global recognition
Congratulations to Principal Roger Green for his inclusion in Intellectual Asset Management Magazine’s Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2012. Strategy 300 identifies individuals whose skills in working with IP owners, help them maximise the value of their intellectual assets. Individuals included in Strategy 300 were nominated by ...
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 ...
