After six months of research , working with leading manufacturing and engineering companies in the South East of England, we launched our report in London on the 23rd May. An invited audience shared the issues surrounding copyright, trade marks and design and discussed how companies can best go about developing an IP strategy that offers appropriate protection in key markets.
The panel, chaired by myself in my capacity as DMH Stallard Strategic Adviser – Manufacturing, comprised Gordon Day, Operations Director at Williams Hybrid Power, Geoff Edwards, UK Vice President of Operations for Bowers and Wilkins, Ian Lucas MP, Shadow Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Tim Ashdown, Partner and Head of IP & IT at DMH Stallard.
The report uncovers the most pressing IP issues in the industry and identifies common themes that have helped UK manufacturers leverage intellectual property to create value and safeguard their futures.
The report is particularly pertinent at the moment with the recent release of the Hargreaves Report http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview.htm which was commissioned by the Prime Minister in November 2010.
There has been extensive media coverage of the report including;
The Daily Telegraph
The Manufacturer
http://www.themanufacturer.com/uk/content/11997/IP_necessary_if_UK_is_to_remain_competitive
Business Weekly
The report also includes a guide to aid companies in how best to deal with their IP which also can be used as a template to compare with best practice.
As the authors, Tim Ashdown and I would be interested in any comments observers may have on the report so please feel free to comment here or email me at mail@davidseall.co.uk
The next project is concerning compliance and ethics in the complex world in which exporting engineering and manufacturing businesses find themselves in. We plan to report this in September 2011.
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