Briefs from IPAN on topical matters involving IP - they aim to be impartial and to provide entry information about the topic:
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