After two years, adoption of the unitary patent by universities and small businesses exceeds expectations, but larger companies are hanging back

Judith Collins says Wellington needs to rebalance its research partnerships away from countries that ‘steal’ science and technology

Three-fold revamp aims to smooth out the wrinkles in disparate national rules and support the unitary patent system coming into force in June

The majority of funding applications referred to spy agencies were stopped on the basis that they were too risky, research council reveals, amid fears over foreign IP theft

‘We are overreacting’ to the risk of IP or security leaks at universities, warns ex-US energy secretary. Confusing signals from Washington endanger science, say academic leaders

With the European Parliament due to report on the progress to date of the EIC, universities are keen to see intellectual property rules put up for revision

Team will advise researchers on forming international collaborations, as scrutiny grows of academic ties with China, in particular

Aim is to fine-tune and upgrade patent protection for companies and research institutes

European Commission proposes a change to intellectual property rules to let generic drugmakers enter non-EU markets faster. Patent holders are not happy