Posted on 18th August, 2011
A series of articles in the FT (see below) have led me to challenge my usual advice to tech clients to pay attention to any inventions they may have and to make sure that they have at least considered whether to invest the time and effort required to seek patent protection. On the one hand, the [...]
Posted on 7th July, 2011
I met with a senior VP of a global company a few days ago. As with most global companies, this one was heavily dependent on technology. Our conversation centred on the paper I wrote recently (with my good friend Kimball Bailey) on “Due Diligence vs Due Negligence”. Perhaps a rather laboured play on words, but [...]
Posted on 14th June, 2011
Rob and I have been advising on a technology deal in the “green” space for some months now, which has the potential to roll out on a global basis and make a huge contribution to reducing the carbon footprint of many urban areas. For obvious reasons, I can’t give too many details. What has struck [...]
Posted on 28th April, 2010
I heard a barrister on the radio a few days ago, describing how isolated a judge can feel – especially with the risk of having one’s judgment overturned by the Court of Appeal. Well, Mr Justice Ramsey must have been feeling rather isolated over the 18 months or so after the closing of the trial between [...]