While “hacking” is a term often associated with illegal behavior, legal hackathons have become a source of new ideas across industries. Yet how intellectual property is approached at the start can impact the success of the project, or lack thereof. In this edition of IP Literature Watch, we also explore the potential impact of Brexit on shaping UK copyright and China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its role in facilitating international and regional cooperation on intellectual property matters.
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License to all or access to all? A law and economics assessment of standard development organizations’ licensing rules
Should FRAND commitments be interpreted to require licensing all comers or could access to standards can be achieved through other, less rigid means?