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The tech dilemma: Should I patent my app?
After developing a trail-blazer mobile app or feature, the ultimate question you need to answer is whether it makes sense to pursue patentability.
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How to craft an effective CDA – the essentials
Following our last article in the series, we discuss the relevance of CDAs, their essential components and situations in which they are used.
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Five rules for a successful supplementary protection certificate application
When it comes to applying for an SPC, there is no one-size-fits-all plan of action, but we have five golden rules for handling these IP rights.
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Eurasian industrial design: an overview of a new regional system
The Eurasian regional system of industrial design legal protection is a convenient instrument for applicants and patent owners acting in the region.
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IP investment and the jewelry industry: an opportunity for economic growth in Africa
Africa is an important continent for the production of minerals and precious metals, but very little jewelry is manufactured there.
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Everyday IP: A brief history of candy bars
Candy or chocolate bars are perhaps the most commonly bought sweet treats globally, but do you know their value as IP assets?
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IP recordals and the coming post-COVID wave of M&A activity
As companies prepare themselves for a post-COVID normal, some believe that a wave of M&As may be rapidly approaching this year.
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The rise in remote working and how DIAMS iQ can help
DIAMS iQ combines long-term hands-on IP expertise and integrated IP country law knowledge with innovative digital tools in a modern and intuitive solution.
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Pakistan joins the Madrid System: facts and key takeaways
Pakistan is now the 108th member of the Madrid System, to the advantage of South Asia's IP sector and the wider economy.
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Everyday IP: The history and evolution of books
Each time you pick up a book or an e-reader, it is well worth reflecting on this medium's unique power to inform, influence and inspire.
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The evolution of IP in high-growth companies
High-growth inventions based on IP are likely to come from expert inventors who operate within a structure for research and development.
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IP management in a changing work environment
IP Trend Monitor's new study focuses on the impact COVID-19 has had on IP professionals' work and working culture.