CONTENTS 6 IP news 10 MARQUES Conference, Hotel Grand Dino, Baveno
On the banks of the beautiful Lake Maggiore, those delegates who could tear themselves away from the sunshine enjoyed a challenging and stimulating conference programme.
11 CIPA Congress, Lancaster London Hotel, London
The 16th Annual CIPA Congress boasted an impressive programme of important speakers, and witnessed lively debate on patent developments in the UK and further afield.
12 18 An interview with Dr José Rodrigo Roque Díaz
The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property landed a new director general in April. Dr José Rodrigo Roque Díaz immediately set his institute the objective of promoting the importance of intellectual property protection and raising its profile in Mexico. WIPR finds out how this is going.
18 NPEs: malevolent or misunderstood?
Patents not only protect valuable technology, they are increasingly becoming assets in their own right, traded and licensed in a stand-alone market. Companies have emerged for whom this market is their primary business focus. WIPR looks at Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation to find out more about non-practising entities.
22 Biopiracy: plundering the treasure chest of traditional knowledge?
The concept of ’bioprospecting’ or ‘biopiracy’ has become a hot topic in recent years. Zöe Clyde-Watson takes a look.
24 BIO Europe, CCD Congress Centre, Düsseldorf, Oct 31 – Nov 1 22
The BIO Europe conference this year takes in a wide variety of hot topics in the life sciences arena. WIPR takes a look, and talks to speaker Peter Homberg about how deal-making in the industry is changing.
26 Big ten: key court decisions of the year
For its final bi-monthly issue of 2011, WIPR takes a look what IP practitioners and commentators have said are some of the most influential court cases to have been decided over the last 12 months
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Supreme Court of Canada safeguards rights of prior trademark owners
Canada’s Supreme Court has issued an important trademark decision that will be welcomed by trademark owners and practitioners. Cynthia Rowden and Catherine Lovrics explain.
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Infringing streams—enforcement difficulties and recent US developments
Tackling illegal online streaming of copyrighted material is the next great challenge for copyright owners. Heiko Burow explains.
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World Intellectual Property Review November/December 2011
www.worldipreview.com
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