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This page contains free downloadable Own-it articles on various important aspects of intellectual property.

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Doing The Rights Thing: A Step By Step Guide To Intellectual Property
Get an introduction to IP and find out exactly how to protect, exploit and manage your intellectual property effectively with this Own-it article.
Download Doing The Rights Thing article as a PDF document /  a Word document.

Dream Big: But Do Your Homework: The Peter Jones Interview: Read about the secrets of success of one of the UK's "ultrapreneurs", Peter Jones, and find out his advice on protecting your ideas. Download Dream Big: But Do Your Homework as a PDF document / as a Word document.

Orphan Works and the USA bill: There could be big changes afoot in relation to the registering of orphan works in the US which would result in a database of registered works. This article has been provided by Howrey law firm. Download 'Orphan Works and the USA bill' as a PDF document / as a word document.

 


 

The following articles were first published in www.cpaglobal.com/ip_review and are included on Own-it with permission from IP Review

A Bright Future For Trade Marks:The trademark market has been growing steadily and shows no signs of slowing down, says Benedict Ely, trademark business manager at CPA. He explains why to Sonja Patel. Download IP Review - A Bright Future For Trade Marks article as PDF document

A License To Print Money: In the third part of IP Review's series on asset management, Joff Wild explores the potential for licensing intellectual property and provides some good advice for licensors. Download IP Review - A License to print money article as PDF document

Are Your Rights Going To Work?In this article, Joff Wild explores how companies can go about putting successful procedures in place and make the most of their hidden assets. Download IP Review - Are Your Rights Going To Work article as PDF document

Brand New World - The Future of Branding: In a shortened version of his speech at the Brand Management Forum, John Williamson, board director at Wolff Olins considers how brands should re-invent to face an uncertain future. Download IP Review - Brand New world - The Future of Branding article as PDF document

How To Protect Your IP from Infringement: Most businesses have well-planned procedures for registering and enforcing their IP assets, but how can smaller companies ensure the protection of their ip rights? Roland Hill explains how Contra Vision Ltd safeguards its ip from infringement. Download IP Review - How To Protect Your IP from Infringement article as PDF document

On The Ball - Brand Protection: How does a successful football club protect and maintain its intellectual property? Emma Jones looks at the trademark strategy of Manchester United PLC to find out how the world's most famous football brand protects its trademarks from infringement. Download IP Review - On The Ball - Brand Protection article as PDF document

Patent Classification In Motion: The International Patent Classification (IPC) system is being revised for the launch of its eighth version in January 2006. What are the changes, how did they come about, and what will their effect be? Download IP Review - Patent Classification In Motion article as PDF document

Protecting Your Designs: In the world of IP, design rights are frequently misunderstood. What is a design right, and how will it protect your products? Download IP Review - Protecting Your Designs article as PDF document

Rights On Time: What happens when a corporation misses a renewal deadline? Download IP Review - Rights On Time article as PDF document

The Fight To Keep Your Name: What happens when a trade mark is so well-known it becomes a generic word? Joff Wild looks at trade marks that risk becoming generic and explains how to prevent it happening to you. Download IP Review - The Fight To Keep Your Name article as PDF document


The Next Generation UK Patent Act: Many key features of the British Patents Act 2004 came into effect on 1 January 2005. What are the changes and what will they mean for patent holders looking to enforce their intellectual property rights in the UK? Download IP Review - The Next Generation UK Patent Act article as PDF document

Think Global Start Local: Now, with the shortage of new .com names, the trend is increasingly turning to country-specific registrations. Alex Wade introduces the implicati ons for the trademark owner. Download IP Review - Think Global Start Local article as PDF document

Trading On A Name: How do you know if the 3-D device, style of packaging or shape of your product is registrable as a trademark? Download IP Review - Trading On A Name article as PDF document

Why IP Is Your Hidden Advantage: Research shows that companies are consistently failing to exploit their intellectual property resources. Download IP Review - Why IP Is Your Hidden Advantage article as PDF document

 

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