The IPAN Issue Briefs aim to give an impartial summary to aid basic understanding of important IP related issues and offer external references for further contact or research.
The Briefs are written by experts from the IPAN community and are designed to inform rather than influence particular views or arguments - IPAN is not a lobbying organisation representing any particular sector or viewpoint.
1 - intellectual property - why it matters
2 - intellectual property and cheap imports
3 - can copyright survive the threat from the Internet?
4 - counterfeiting – society is the loser
5 - European patent reform – a "European" patent?
6 - AIDS, developing countries and pharmaceuticals
7 - patents and software in Europe
8 - genetic resources and traditional knowledge - the key IP issues
9 - alternative financing and pension deficits
10 - design challenges
11 - importance of branding to the UK economy
12 - IP in politics - the issues facing policy makers
13 - IP in plant breeding
14 - IP in education
15 - patents and the environment - help or hindrance?
16 - copyright, unlawful file sharing and digital rights management
17 - look-alikes, copycats and parasitic trading
New Issue Briefs are being added to the list regularly. If you would like IPAN to prepare an Issue Brief on another topic, do let us know: ipan@cipa.org.uk
Please note that the IPAN Issue Briefs are intended solely to provide basic background information and any views expressed are personal to the author and are not necessarily held or supported by IPAN member organisations.