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Intellectual Property – Challenges for the Future
by David Webber, Partner, Davies Collison Cave
David Webber is a partner in the Information Sciences Group of Davies Collison Cave.
David Webber looks at the impact of the internet and other technological and political changes on intellectual property (IP) law, and the issues that this raises for copyright and patent law going forward. Webber proposes possible solutions to alleviate the erosion in IP law's relevance and importance. For copyright, he suggests that vigilant enforcement of existing IP rights against counterfeiters, and expansion of authorised online distribution systems would best serve the interests of IP creators and the public, whilst for patents, Webber's view is that Patent Offices need to be reinvigorated. To this end, Webber suggests, amongst other things, greater funding and early publication of applications.
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