For the time being, individual countries award patents as legal instruments, protecting property rights through enforcement of that country’s court system. Efforts to unify the European patent system continue, but the viability of this plan remains uncertain. In this vein, competition amongst the various patent system remains pertinent. Patents attract increasing investment amounts, and that … Continue reading
Patent owners have an apparent ally in Professor Stephen Hawking, who spoke as a “patron” of the SME Innovation Alliance back in April. According to the SMEIA’s blog, Professor Hawking addressed the problems that small and medium business face from IP infringement, noting a similar experience that Galileo called “worse than murder.” As a cosmologist, … Continue reading