Intellectual property

Understanding and managing intellectual property (IP) risks is essential for any organisation involved in multinational operations. As companies seek to expand their global footprint, localisation becomes an indispensable strategy for ensuring products and services align with the linguistic, cultural, legal, and consumer-specific demands of target markets. However, this process brings a host of IP challenges […]

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has led to a significant increase in the number of organisations outsourcing certain phases of AI project development. One common aspect being outsourced is model training, a resource-intensive process that often involves substantial computational power, specialised expertise, and access to curated datasets. These outsourcing arrangements can offer

Understanding the complexities of intellectual property rights can be a daunting task for any organisation, especially when multiple companies come together to form an industry consortium. One mechanism often utilised to streamline the management and sharing of patents within these collaborative environments is the patent pooling agreement. These agreements, designed to facilitate the licensing and

As collaborative robots, or cobots, move from cutting-edge industry case studies into mainstream workshops, warehouses, laboratories, and even offices, they bring with them not just heightened productivity but a new breed of legal and business challenges. At the core of these challenges lies a critical concern: the question of intellectual property (IP) ownership. Unlike traditional

In today’s digital and innovation-driven economy, intangible assets have grown to represent a significant portion of a company’s value. A few decades ago, tangible assets such as buildings, machinery, and inventory dominated business valuations. Now, it is often the case that a company’s most valuable assets do not even appear on its balance sheet in