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Protecting Ghana’s IP in kente textiles: the case for geographical indications

Michelle Okyere and co-author IPAN Director Dr Janice Denoncourt recently published their article ‘Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Ghana’s Kente Textiles: the Case for Geographical Indications’ (12 February 2021) online in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice…

IP Federation Review 2020 published – celebrating 100 years

IP Federation, a longstanding member of IPAN, has published its annual newsletter, this year titled “IP Federation Review 2020”. IP Federation was founded in 1920 and this publication provides a comprehensive overview of its 100th year.

Annual General Meeting 2020: Chairman’s report

As IPAN Members will be aware, IPAN’s Annual General Meeting took place online on 10 December 2020. The Chairman’s report for 2020, addressing the unexpected year and resulting move to an increased online presence, recent partnerships and events scheduled in 2021, can be accessed here.

London entrepreneur Patience Nwodu takes special IP prize at Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network awards

London-based entrepreneur Patience Nwodu has won the Special Award for Intellectual Property in this year’s Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network awards. IPAN sponsored the IP category with a cash prize towards the GWIIN 2020 Awards.

Debrief – Corporate LiveWire Intellectual Property 2020 Round Table

IPAN Director Associate Professor Dr Janice Denoncourt recently had the opportunity to participate in Corporate LiveWire’s Intellectual Property 2020 Round Table, held virtually this year.

Seven international IP experts discussed the significance of recent trends in the IP landscape…

2020 Activities for your Diary

Given the current COVID-19 restrictions, IPAN is delivering its current and planned 2021 events as webinars and Zoom based meetings. The next event is on Tues November 24th @3.00 – 4.30pm GMT: “5G mobile networks and IP rights: winner takes all?” IPAN’s major online expert discussion and Q&A in partnership with the IET. Free but early registration is essential!

IPAN-CIPU online IP teaching workshop July 8, 2020

In preparation for the autumn transition to online teaching of most IP courses, the UK Intellectual Property Awareness Network (IPAN) and the US Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), held a first, well attended (70 registrants),international Zoom workshop on July 8th to share good practice and practical tips amongst IP educators.

IP basics for SMEs

4iP Council has now launched the latest of its “4 Reasons 4 IP” basic guides focusing on Trademarks following its earlier guides on Patents and Copyright. The Guides have been produced in collaboration with expert groups including IPAN. They provide practical, interactive web advice that aims to help SMEs and innovative businesses understand the economic and strategic value of their intellectual property.

IP Awareness Summit UC Berkeley – March 2020

In early March, IPAN director and convenor of the IPAN Education Group, Professor Ruth Soetendorp, was a speaker at the 3rd IP Awareness Summit held at UC Berkeley, CA. The Summit was organised by Bruce Berman, founder of the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) an independent, non-profit organization that helps raise awareness of IP rights and how they impact people’s lives.

What is the Corporate value of IP?

Network Meeting following the IPAN AGM on Thursday 21st November 2019 in the CIPA Hall. IP and related intangibles are now internationally recognised as the most valuable assets in global value chains but is their value properly understood and secured by business particularly at board level?

Encouraging entrepreneurship

IPAN member, Cass Business School, collects and makes available the stories of the entrepreneurs of our times in its Museum of Entrepreneurship. Remarkable stories of how they started, what inspired and motivated them, how they grew and eventually exited; stories of...

Contribution to UK IPO Copyright Education Tools for School Teachers

Dr Hayleigh Bosher, a former IPAN Director, has contributed to a creative educational resource to enable teachers to bring copyright into the classroom, launched yesterday by the UK Intellectual Property Office on their Cracking Ideas website. The Game is On is a...

CIPU IP Awareness and Attitudes Report 2019

The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) is an independent, non-profit organization the helps to raise awareness of intellectual property rights and how they impact people’s lives. The latest CIPU Report – “IP Awareness and Attitudes: A Summary of...

IPAN World IP Day 2019 Industry-Parliament Forum

IPAN’s annual flagship World IP Day celebration this year on 24th April at the House of Commons

Bridging the Gap Between IP Awareness and Understanding – A response to IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel

by Professor Ruth Soetendorp

Genetic resources, who benefits?

This IPAN network meeting took place on 7th March 2019

IP, Trade Secrets and Risk Management

This IPAN Network Meeting took place on 30th Jan 2019

IPAN attends IP Awareness Summit New York

Professor Ruth Soetendorp (Education Group Convenor) was able to represent IPAN at the Intellectual Property Awareness Summit in New York on 29th November 2018.

Latest from UK IPO on No-Deal Brexit for Design

UK Design Rights in a No-Deal Brexit Scenario

Designing Britain’s Future

This event took place on 22nd November 2018

What’s in a Name? Leveraging Brand Value Through Trade Marks

This IPAN event took place on the 26th September 2018.

IPAN World IP Day 2018

Celebrating 25 years of IPAN this year’s World IP Day theme is Global Britain. Great for IP: Great for Britain.

Sad loss of Tim Roberts – long time IPAN representative

IPAN is sad to announce the recent death at the age of 80 of one of its long time supporters, Tim Roberts, the former IP Manager at Zeneca Seeds and renowned international IP expert on plant biotechnology and genetics. He was President of the Chartered Institute of...

IPAN contributes to WIPO World IP Day theme

Powering Change: Celebrating Women in Innovation and Creativity

IPAN pays respects to Inventor Trevor Baylis

IPAN notes with sadness the recent death of Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio, who was recognised with an OBE in 1997 and made CBE in 2015 for his services to IP. Trevor Baylis Brands, the company he founded to help inventors progress their ideas into...

Successful products – unwelcome consequences!

This network meeting took place on Tuesday 20th March with Gill Smith, Group IP Director at Dyson Technology.

WIPO-KIPO-KIPA Intellectual Property Impact Certificate Course (IPCC) for Teachers

In December 2017 I was delighted to be a member of faculty delivering an international seminar in Abu Dhabi organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in collaboration with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Korea Invention...