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Increased patent filings China, South Korea and the US drove growth in worldwide filing of patent applications to 1.76 million in 2006 a 4.9 percent increase over 2005.

UK Tax Credits to encourage small businesses to invest more in research and development will increase by GBP 80 million a year.

The UK High Court issued its judgment Eli Lilly & Co v Human Genome Sciences Inc, the first UK case to decide the validity of a gene sequence patent discovered through bioinformatics.

London Stock Exchange Group plc and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. have published an outline framework for their proposed new Tokyo-based market for growing companies.

For the first time in 30 years, there were no venture-backed IPOs in the US in the second quarter of 2008, sending shudders all the way to university technology transfer offices.

Linnar Viik, the Estonian involved in the launch of Skype, has been selected to the 18-strong board of the nascent European Institute of Innovation and Technology.