As intellectual property plays such a vital role in the key activities of many businesses, it is important not only that it is properly protected and used but also that third party rights are not infringed.
Under the Manx and UK copyright legislation it is not an infringement of a design document to make industrially articles in accordance with the design which are not themselves artistic works, including works of artistic craftsmanship.
The use of hyperlinks to access third party websites is such a common part of internet communication that it is hard to imagine that they might give rise to a claim of infringement of copyright in material on the site being accessed.
It may have gone largely unnoticed, but the publication in December 2006 of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property, is one of the most important reports issued in relation to Intellectual Property in the United Kingdom.
In today’s knowledge economy, it has been estimated that over 80% of any company’s value lies in its intangible assets, namely its Intellectual Property and its Intellectual Assets.