27/07/10
Who owns intellectual property?
An article entitled "Who owns intellectual property?" was published in The Institution of Engineering and Technology's online magazine on 19th July.
The article examines attitudes of UK manufacturing companies towards IP, and Dr Chris Moore, Associate Director at HLBBshaw and Manager of HLBBshaw's Engineering Group is quoted as follows:-
"In general, British attitudes towards intellectual property aren't as progressive as they are in the US, Japan and Europe. Look at the number of patent filings, and Germany and France both outstrip the UK. British manufacturers tend to see intellectual property as a necessary evil, rather than as something to be cherished: they see the cost, in short, and not the opportunity to leverage it for income."
For the full article click here