The UK’s International Strategy for Intellectual Property
In my post on Lord Marland ( "Lord Marland becomes Minister for Intellectual Property" 15 Sept 2012I) I referred to The UK’s International Strategy for Intellectual Property , As there was considerably more interest in that policy document than there was in the Minister in my feedback I have decided to take a closer look at that document. In Digital Opportunity A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth Professor Ian Hargreaves recommended that "The UK should resolutely pursue its international interests in IP, particularly with respect to emerging economies such as China and India, based upon positions grounded in economic evidence. It should attach the highest immediate priority to achieving a unified EU patent court and EU patent system, which promises significant economic benefits to UK business. The UK should work to make the Patent Cooperation Treaty a more effective vehicle for international processing of patent applications." He amplified his thinkin...