Business & Economics
US Supreme Court rewrites the rules on patent exhaustion
A small company in West Virginia built a business on selling refilled printer cartridges. When it was accused of infringing patents, it decided to fight. Its victory at the Supreme Court has reshaped the doctrine of exhaustion and forced businesses to review their business strategies.

The artist’s resale right: a fair deal for visual artists
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Innovation: history’s great free lunch
Why the importance of innovation in promoting economic and social development “cannot be overstated”.

Kenyans turn to drought-tolerant maize variety to fight poverty
Agricultural innovations means stronger and more resilient maize for smallholders in Africa.
The informal economy in developing nations: a hidden engine of growth
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Yoga and copyright
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Leveraging Malawi’s creative talent
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What lies beneath: the unsung story of biopharmaceutical innovation
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Patents for Humanity: improving lives across the globe
Meet award winners and find out how a small group of creative minds can impact lives.
Patent information enables rainwater harvesting in Zambia
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The battle to own the CRISPR–Cas9 gene-editing tool
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WIPO’s PCT publishes 3 millionth international patent application
This milestone in the history of the international patent system and WIPO is yet another indication that, amid a great deal of economic uncertainty, the global knowledge economy is thriving.
Patent protection for software-implemented inventions
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Pokémon Go: augmented reality tests IP
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3D printing and IP law
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Flying cars: transforming a dream into reality
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Making sense of patent information
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Meet Alex – IP Australia’s next-generation virtual assistant
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European Court of Justice: hyperlinks to unauthorized content may infringe copyright
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Chess, films and timepieces: a filmmaker’s IP journey
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