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Social enterprise has potential to solve problems and improve lives, says Ford

China, Russia and the US are among the top five countries developing the technology, new figures show

The UPC’s Court of Appeal said members of the public who want access to court documents must appoint a professional representative

Court rules specialist IP firms lack “legal interest” in transparency test case involving Ocado and Autostore

While they offer the confidentiality that patents lack, relying on trade secrets to protect intangible assets comes with a degree of risk. A clear divide in opinion among this year’s Strategy 300 Global Leaders prompts a closer look at why some experts champion trade secrets over patents and why some insist that one cannot replace the other

The world’s largest law firms are continuing to get bigger. Last year the combined number of lawyers across the Global 100 rose to almost 150,000, with Den

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We provide a rundown of Managing IP’s news and analysis coverage from the week, and review what’s been happening elsewhere in IP

IP firm believe the newly established court is interpreting the public access rules too restrictively, looks to the EPO as a ‘paragon of openness’ in this area

Is the court’s public access rule unfit for purpose? Lawyers at Mathys & Squire are arguing for pleadings and evidence to be automatically made available on request, finds Muireann Bolger.