Establishing IP into the Boardroom
The IP Department in this multinational company lacked top-level support or budget. Situated some 10 km away from headquarters it reported to the Chief Technology Officer and was seen primarily as an operational unit responsible for filing patents and trademarks, but with no particular further impact on business success. We were approached by the IP […]
Developing for the European Commission a Pan European IP Management Guide
In industries such as the fashion, shoe or furniture industry there is little known about IP and how to manage it to extract value. The European Commission recognized this as a major gap and launched a project worth five Million Euro so to develop adequate guidelines and awareness on how to maximize the worth of […]
Management Reform of a European wide IP Training Institute
The institute was eager to improve its efficiency rate and to promote training courses throughout the E.U. in a cost effective manner. It was also keen to avoid duplication, streamline operations and to assure its courses have adequate impact. Our Approach We undertook a re-organisation of the institute and set up a ‘lean’ management approach […]
Economic Impact of Linking to Third Party Content
Is embedding third party content subject to copyright? As the Court was in the process of determining what digital subject matter copyright actually entailed, OxFirst was requested to assess the economic impact of the judgment. Our Approach We studied how much the potential change in law would cost the average European citizen. We found that […]
Economic Impact of Digital Music Royalties
A fragmented framework provided by the E.U. for collecting income from music online distorts royalty capture. This caused not only the record industry and collecting societies to make losses, but affects above all song writers and singers. Our Approach An analysis of how much money artists lose under the current regulatory framework. We were able […]
OxFirst research leads to 1st National IP Strategy of Austria
Faced with the twin challenge of being an innovation follower and lacking adequate linkages between IP and business, Austria found itself with a patent office that lacked the necessary means for a significant contribution to the country’s economy. This situation was reported as problematic by the National Controlling Office. Against this background we were approached […]
Competitiveness and Open Access Licences
The Austrian Council for Technology Development advises the Austrian Government on various Technology Policy Challenges. As such, it had to formulate a policy advise on Open Access. We were invited to provide a comprehensive assessment to help the Government manoeuvre through various policy challenges. Our Approach We assessed a host of different policies across the […]
Economic Impact of the Intermediary Liability Regime
To what extent does the intermediary liability regime promote an open internet, while at the same time assuring adequate investment rates in music? Created over a decade ago, our client felt it was time to undertake a factual assessment of the policy environment provided by the existing safe harbour regime. Our Approach We undertook a […]
Economic Impact of Copyright Levies for Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has emerged as an important driver of the European economy promising double digit growth rates, job creation and an overarching boost to Europe’s aspiration to become a global innovation leader. The copyright levy system on the other side was born over fifty years ago out of a concern that private copies enabled by […]
Economic Impact of Standards
Our Approach We established various alliances, launched a joint petition, organized a workshop for European Parliament and the European Commission, presented at a host of conferences, blogged, published in academic fora as well as industry magazines, monitored online output as well as relevant output at the pan-European and national level. Impact We countered negative voices, […]