Today was day #3 of the 4-day long MaGIC Academy 2015 (also known as #MA2015). The MaGIC building looks like a college block¸ Google-inspired, surrounded by leafy trees. Next door, is a school called Kirkby College, and DELL is just across the road. For three days, I was among hundreds of entrepreneurs, mentors, wannabes, and […]
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Disposing of IP Wisely: How to Extract Value
When I met my friend recently, I was surprised to hear him mention casually that he had closed down his company and that he was now working for someone else. I was surprised, because he had spent years trying to build up his start up. He had spent time trying to build the brand, the […]
A Funny Video on Patent Trolls
Here is a cool video on Patent Trolls that I stumbled across through Twitter. And here is the Source Koo Chin Nam & Co., Advocates & Solicitors Patent, Trademark & Industrial Design Registration IP Litigation Headquarters: Suites 2A&2C, PO Box 9, Wisma Pahlawan, Jalan Sultan Sulaiman, 50000 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: +603 22730688 / 2033 / […]
License For Modified GPL Code
Today I saw that there is a good article about GPL licence on Distrowatch. As someone who uses Linux for almost 10 years now (I like Ubuntu, Mint Linux and OpenSUSE) I think that the GPL is very important. The #1 thing I like about Linux is: No viruses — at least, not the type […]
Stamp Duty for Transfer or Assignment of Intellectual Property
I was just looking through the Stamp Act 1949 (Act 378), which you can download by clicking here. Under section 35, “The instruments appearing under the heading of “General Exemptions” in the First Schedule shall not be chargeable with duty.” This looks promising and I had a look. Unfortunately, the words “intellectual property” never appear under […]