Intellectual Property in Software Protection
The software industry thrives on innovation and the developers are constantly moving forward, pushing the boundaries of what we think is possible. But even despite the creativity displayed by developers all over the world, there are a few bad apples that present potential risk to everyone. So how do we protect ourselves? In this article […]
Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) systems have been designed to incentivize human innovation and creation. Until very recently such innovation and creation was one of the defining characteristics of the human species. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly driving important developments in technology and business. It is being employed across a wide range of industries with impact on […]
An IP Strategy for Success – The Italian company Eidon
Growth through a Strong IP Strategy Italian R&D company Eidon is a great example of using a strong IP strategy to facilitate growth. Through its activities of research, Eidon can acquire IP rights to technologies that it may not have had access to without customer contracts. New IP can then be used for access to […]
Lidl was forced to withdraw from the market the food processors that are sold under the SilverCrest brand, for infringing the Thermomix patent
The Commercial Court in Barcelona ordered the multinational company Lidl to withdraw the food processors from the Spanish market, sold by SilverCrest brand under the name of “Monsieur Cuisine Connect”, because it was considered an infringement of the Thermomix patent in this country. In its judgment, the court concluded that the manufacturer Thermomix, under the […]
Why Should StartUps Protect their Intellectual Property
Unfortunately, many startups are reluctant to protect their intellectual property rights when it is most needed at the beginning of their business. The problem that comes from this mentality is the delayed time in ensuring the protection of intellectual property which can cause many difficulties or even irreversible problems to the startup both legally and […]
How to turn your idea into a patentable invention?
We explained many times how important is to express your idea in a tangible form in order to be protected by intellectual property rights. This time we want to make sure you know how to turn your idea into a more specific intellectual property value: a patent. In order to obtain the most of your […]
Intellectual Property. Differences between copyright, trademarks and patents
Copyright, patent, and trademark are all different types of intellectual property (IP). Although the three types of IP are very different, people often confuse them. We provide you below a description of copyright, patents, and trademarks, including a brief discussion of how these forms of IP differ from each other. Copyright Copyright applies to work […]
Intellectual Property: How to Protect Your Idea?
Let’s start with a painful truth: an idea alone is not intellectual property. For example, an idea for a book doesn’t count, but the words you’ve written do. That being said, knowing how to protect your idea can save you a lot of time and money. As stated, intellectual property law can protect the development […]
What is Intellectual Property?
Although it might sound unusual to many, the term of ”intellectual property” widely defines the protection of information and knowledge. The term is abbreviated as IP and can be viewed as the results and outcomes of the creations of the mind – ”intellectual” and ”property” because it is viewed as a tradable commodity. Intellectual property […]
