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Earlier this month, Cuba became the fourth country to challenge Australia’s plain tobacco packaging law by requesting consultations with Australia through the World Trade Organization (WTO). Tobacco companies can’t bring claims directly in the WTO, but the industry has stated publicly that it is helping countries bring these ... keep reading
Written by Tania Voon and Andrew Mitchell /The Conversation this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Health, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development
Written by Celsias this week, about Design, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Transport, Travel
If you’ll pardon the pun, there’s no doubt there will be plenty of fuming legal debates that go on once the idea of plain packaging of cigarettes moves beyond an idea and into everyday New Zealand life. Intellectual property lawyers like myself are moved to ponder questions such ... keep reading
Written by Sébastien Aymeric this month, about Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Health, Intellectual Property, Law (1 comment)
Sir Richard Branson is chairing the jury of this year’s Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. The seventh edition of the annual competition for green business plans opens today to sustainable startups all over the world. The winner will receive € 500.000,- to carry out his or her plan. An additional ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about awards, Clean Tech, Design, Events, Innovation, Intellectual Property (1 comment)
A documentary that Americans won't ever see. The gigantic biotech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years. There’s nothing they are leaving untouched: the mustard, the okra, the bringe oil, the rice, the cauliflower. Once they have established ... keep reading
Written by Films for Action in March, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Farming, Food, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law (1 comment)
It’s hard to feel pessimistic about the potential of human organizing when you talk with Richard Bartlett and Benjamin Knight from Loomio.org, a project born out of the Occupy movement of 2011 in Wellington New Zealand. Loomio is a software application built for group empowerment and decision-making. It ... keep reading
Written by Sophie Jerram in February, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Computing, Design, Intellectual Property, Transparency (1 comment)
James & Wells Intellectual Property has achieved a massive 43 per cent reduction in emissions during its first year being CEMARS® certified. As the first intellectual property law firm in the world to achieve certification, this reduction blitzed the firm’s carbon footprint reduction target by more than eight times. Senior ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in February, about carbon certification, Design, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law
The Cancer Society is over the moon with the government’s announcement today to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products. “The announcement is long-awaited by all tobacco control groups and something the Cancer Society has been campaigning for, for a long time,” said Skye Kimura, Tobacco Control Advisor for the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in February, about Children and Families, Health, Intellectual Property, Politics & Government
When James & Wells’ Christchurch staff relied on electronic files accessed remotely following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, it swiftly became apparent going paperless had benefits for both staff and clients. Not only did the remote server become a life saver for the office, which couldn’t access its paper files ... keep reading
Written by Craig Tolson in February, about Design, Industry & Business, Intellectual Property, Law
Difficult economic times can often stimulate innovation. Even when budgets are tight, careful consideration of intellectual property (IP) strategies can ensure adequate protection is obtained, allowing the benefits of innovations to still be realised. Innovation in a recession Most businesses experience reduced revenues and tighter profit margins during difficult financial ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan Lucas/JAWS in January, about Clean Technologies, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Innovation, Intellectual Property (1 comment)
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