The document discusses the development of a learning journey about landscapes. It talks about including pedagogically adventurous ideas that allow for creativity. It asks which landscapes would be essential to include and how to ensure it is not the same as typical GCSE landscapes. It then describes including coastal erosion, farming, and mountain landscapes as well as Milford Sound, New Zealand in the journey. It discusses engaging students to describe, explore, experience, and respond to landscapes and also shares an idea using landscapes bingo to encourage creativity.
How to Enforce your Intellectual Property Rights without Going BustJane Lambert
These are the slides of a presentation that I gave to Leeds Inventors Group in Leeds on the 15 Jan 2014 and IP North West in Accrington on 16 Jan 2014. As ever it is necessary to distinguish between "intellectual property" (the laws that protect investment in branding, design, technology and works of art and literature such trade marks, registered designs, unregistered design rights, patents and copyrights) from "intellectual assets" (the objects of such protection such as trade names, logos, designs, inventions, novels, films, computer programs and websites). Except for bootlegging, counterfeiting and piracy (certain infringements of rights in performances, trade marks and copyrights on an industrial scale) infringement of intellectual property rights is not an offence in this country. Thus it is up to each intellectual property owner to enforce his or her rights in the civil courts. Unfortunately civil litigation in England and Wales can be very expensive and the party that loses the litigation usually has to pay the party that succeeds, A survey by IPAC Ithe Intellectual Property Advisory Committee) in 2003 compared the cost of litigation in England and Wales with the cost in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA and found that the UK and the USA were the most expensive countries. Costs in France, Germany and the Netherlands ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 euros whereas in England it cost over £1 million to bring an action in the High Court and between £150,000 and £250,000 in the County Court. Costs in the USA were comparable but there the losing party did not usually have to pay the lawyers' fees of the successful party. Thus, the UK was the most expensive and risky country of the developed world to bring an enforcement action. This appears to have had a dampening effect on innovation in that the number of European patent applications from the UK has trailed not just the USA and Japan but also France, Germany and even the Netherlands and Switzerland which have much smaller populations. Over the last 10 years HM government has tried to reduce the cost of dispute resolution. The Patents Act 2004 enabled IPO examiners to give advisory opinions on whether a patent was valid and whether it has been infringed. In 2010 new rules were introduced to limit the recoverable costs of litigation in the Patents County Court to £50,000. In Oct 2012 a new small claims track was introduced in the Patents County Court. The costs of litigation in the UK for small and medium enterprises is now comparable to those in continental Europe. The final change came in Oct 2013 when the Patents County Court was replaced by IPEC (the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court). HM government has also negotiated an agreement with all the EU member states except Italy and Spain by which the EPO will issue a European patent for all their territories as though they were one country (unified patent) and for disputes to be decided by a single Unified Patent Court in Paris,
See how New York city landmarks and buildings went red in February 2008 in a show to help fight heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women and men in this country.
The document discusses the economic, social, and environmental problems facing Leicester due to manufacturing decline, including high unemployment, poor housing, and lack of opportunities for young people. It introduces the One Leicester regeneration project, which aims to revitalize the city by solving these problems through new developments. The key projects focus on creating jobs in new industries, improving housing and infrastructure, and investing in education.
Presentatie gehouden door Christel Dijkman en Sebastiaan Bode tijdens het Emerce Conversion Event op 20 april 2010 over hoe internet meer kan bijdragen aan het verkopen van high involvement producten.
The document discusses the development of a learning journey about landscapes. It talks about including pedagogically adventurous ideas that allow for creativity. It asks which landscapes would be essential to include and how to ensure it is not the same as typical GCSE landscapes. It then describes including coastal erosion, farming, and mountain landscapes as well as Milford Sound, New Zealand in the journey. It discusses engaging students to describe, explore, experience, and respond to landscapes and also shares an idea using landscapes bingo to encourage creativity.
How to Enforce your Intellectual Property Rights without Going BustJane Lambert
These are the slides of a presentation that I gave to Leeds Inventors Group in Leeds on the 15 Jan 2014 and IP North West in Accrington on 16 Jan 2014. As ever it is necessary to distinguish between "intellectual property" (the laws that protect investment in branding, design, technology and works of art and literature such trade marks, registered designs, unregistered design rights, patents and copyrights) from "intellectual assets" (the objects of such protection such as trade names, logos, designs, inventions, novels, films, computer programs and websites). Except for bootlegging, counterfeiting and piracy (certain infringements of rights in performances, trade marks and copyrights on an industrial scale) infringement of intellectual property rights is not an offence in this country. Thus it is up to each intellectual property owner to enforce his or her rights in the civil courts. Unfortunately civil litigation in England and Wales can be very expensive and the party that loses the litigation usually has to pay the party that succeeds, A survey by IPAC Ithe Intellectual Property Advisory Committee) in 2003 compared the cost of litigation in England and Wales with the cost in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA and found that the UK and the USA were the most expensive countries. Costs in France, Germany and the Netherlands ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 euros whereas in England it cost over £1 million to bring an action in the High Court and between £150,000 and £250,000 in the County Court. Costs in the USA were comparable but there the losing party did not usually have to pay the lawyers' fees of the successful party. Thus, the UK was the most expensive and risky country of the developed world to bring an enforcement action. This appears to have had a dampening effect on innovation in that the number of European patent applications from the UK has trailed not just the USA and Japan but also France, Germany and even the Netherlands and Switzerland which have much smaller populations. Over the last 10 years HM government has tried to reduce the cost of dispute resolution. The Patents Act 2004 enabled IPO examiners to give advisory opinions on whether a patent was valid and whether it has been infringed. In 2010 new rules were introduced to limit the recoverable costs of litigation in the Patents County Court to £50,000. In Oct 2012 a new small claims track was introduced in the Patents County Court. The costs of litigation in the UK for small and medium enterprises is now comparable to those in continental Europe. The final change came in Oct 2013 when the Patents County Court was replaced by IPEC (the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court). HM government has also negotiated an agreement with all the EU member states except Italy and Spain by which the EPO will issue a European patent for all their territories as though they were one country (unified patent) and for disputes to be decided by a single Unified Patent Court in Paris,
See how New York city landmarks and buildings went red in February 2008 in a show to help fight heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women and men in this country.
The document discusses the economic, social, and environmental problems facing Leicester due to manufacturing decline, including high unemployment, poor housing, and lack of opportunities for young people. It introduces the One Leicester regeneration project, which aims to revitalize the city by solving these problems through new developments. The key projects focus on creating jobs in new industries, improving housing and infrastructure, and investing in education.
Presentatie gehouden door Christel Dijkman en Sebastiaan Bode tijdens het Emerce Conversion Event op 20 april 2010 over hoe internet meer kan bijdragen aan het verkopen van high involvement producten.
The document discusses bringing different cultures together and making the diverse world a little better. It emphasizes looking at the similarities that connect people rather than their differences. The mission is for various cultures to live together in harmony by focusing on what they agree on rather than what separates them. Music and art are presented as ways to connect people from various backgrounds. Opinions are sought on how to improve society so that many cultures can coexist peacefully.
This document discusses independent learning and how teachers can encourage it. It asks teachers to join a focus group to share progress in developing independent learning. Teachers are asked to identify one change they could make to their practice, such as creating conditions that encourage learner independence or making a small change to existing practice, to discuss in the next meeting. The document also explores what independent learning is, how it is expressed in different subjects, and characteristics of independent learners.
The UK patent box tax regime provides a 10% corporate tax rate on profits attributable to patents and other qualifying intellectual property. The regime is being phased in over 5 years, starting at a 16.7% tax rate in 2013 and decreasing to the final 10% rate by 2017. To qualify for the patent box, a company must hold patents or exclusive licenses and meet development criteria or active ownership tests. Patent box profits are calculated in 3 stages - identifying qualifying IP income, extracting a routine profit amount, and removing an amount related to marketing assets. The regime provides tax benefits for UK companies developing and exploiting their patent portfolios.
Rule Imc Records Management & Discovery Offering Q109 V2mikelines
The document is a presentation by Rule Financial on electronic discovery best practices. It was prepared in Q1 2009. The presentation discusses the challenges of increasing litigation volumes and discovery obligations, as well as the fragmented software vendor landscape. It promotes adopting the Electronic Discovery Reference Model process and bringing discovery management in-house through strategic investment in people, processes, and technology.
Richard Campos's presentation to Sheffield Inventors Group on 4 July 2011. Explores every step of the way from concept, patenting, prototyping, testing, marketing and exploitation.
The poem describes what it means to say "I am a Christian". It suggests that being a Christian means admitting flaws and failures, seeking guidance from God, and not judging others. The document then provides biblical passages that say being a Christian means following Jesus' teachings of love, and that church membership alone does not make one a Christian any more than occasional involvement makes one a mechanic or musician. It encourages sharing this message to clarify what it truly means to be a Christian.
This document provides guidance for teachers in developing a new curriculum for Key Stage 3 geography. It outlines key principles for selecting content, including focusing on places, themes, and issues that are geographically significant based on factors like scale of impact, importance over time, and relevance to students. Example units are provided on topics connected to Africa, China, Britain, water resources, the Olympics, landscapes, climate change, population changes, and how geographers can make a difference. Teachers are encouraged to ask questions to promote inquiry, address controversial topics, and make lessons personally relevant through real-world case studies.
The document appears to be a stock photo of green grass. In just a few words, it conveys a natural landscape of lush green grass under a blue sky. There are no other discernible details provided in the image to include in the summary.
This document contrasts the righteousness of man versus the righteousness of God through examining the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. In the parable, a Pharisee thanks God that he follows the law strictly, while a tax collector humbly asks God for mercy. Though the tax collector was considered sinful, Jesus says he was justified, while the self-righteous Pharisee was not. The document emphasizes that God desires mercy over sacrifice and saves those who know they need Him, not the self-righteous who think they can save themselves.
The document discusses controlled assessment, a new form of assessment for GCSE qualifications in the UK that combines elements of coursework and examinations. It explains that controlled assessment can make up either 25% or 60% of a subject's total assessment. Controlled assessment involves an initial research task conducted by students with some level of control, followed by a presentation of work under exam-like conditions. The level of control for task setting, taking, and marking can be high, medium, or limited depending on the subject.
This document discusses an alternative approach to teaching geography at the key stage 3 level that focuses on holistic understanding and interdependence between physical processes. It presents a sample unit on ice that asks questions about how ice is formed, how it shapes landscapes, its importance for climate, influence on human evolution, evidence of Arctic sea ice melt, and why glaciers are speeding up. The unit aims to help students understand the interconnections between different physical processes and impacts on life. It also includes student reflections on predicting changes from ice ages and understanding interactions within the environment.
The document discusses bringing different cultures together and making the diverse world a little better. It emphasizes looking at the similarities that connect people rather than their differences. The mission is for various cultures to live together in harmony by focusing on what they agree on rather than what separates them. Music and art are presented as ways to connect people from various backgrounds. Opinions are sought on how to improve society so that many cultures can coexist peacefully.
This document discusses independent learning and how teachers can encourage it. It asks teachers to join a focus group to share progress in developing independent learning. Teachers are asked to identify one change they could make to their practice, such as creating conditions that encourage learner independence or making a small change to existing practice, to discuss in the next meeting. The document also explores what independent learning is, how it is expressed in different subjects, and characteristics of independent learners.
The UK patent box tax regime provides a 10% corporate tax rate on profits attributable to patents and other qualifying intellectual property. The regime is being phased in over 5 years, starting at a 16.7% tax rate in 2013 and decreasing to the final 10% rate by 2017. To qualify for the patent box, a company must hold patents or exclusive licenses and meet development criteria or active ownership tests. Patent box profits are calculated in 3 stages - identifying qualifying IP income, extracting a routine profit amount, and removing an amount related to marketing assets. The regime provides tax benefits for UK companies developing and exploiting their patent portfolios.
Rule Imc Records Management & Discovery Offering Q109 V2mikelines
The document is a presentation by Rule Financial on electronic discovery best practices. It was prepared in Q1 2009. The presentation discusses the challenges of increasing litigation volumes and discovery obligations, as well as the fragmented software vendor landscape. It promotes adopting the Electronic Discovery Reference Model process and bringing discovery management in-house through strategic investment in people, processes, and technology.
Richard Campos's presentation to Sheffield Inventors Group on 4 July 2011. Explores every step of the way from concept, patenting, prototyping, testing, marketing and exploitation.
The poem describes what it means to say "I am a Christian". It suggests that being a Christian means admitting flaws and failures, seeking guidance from God, and not judging others. The document then provides biblical passages that say being a Christian means following Jesus' teachings of love, and that church membership alone does not make one a Christian any more than occasional involvement makes one a mechanic or musician. It encourages sharing this message to clarify what it truly means to be a Christian.
This document provides guidance for teachers in developing a new curriculum for Key Stage 3 geography. It outlines key principles for selecting content, including focusing on places, themes, and issues that are geographically significant based on factors like scale of impact, importance over time, and relevance to students. Example units are provided on topics connected to Africa, China, Britain, water resources, the Olympics, landscapes, climate change, population changes, and how geographers can make a difference. Teachers are encouraged to ask questions to promote inquiry, address controversial topics, and make lessons personally relevant through real-world case studies.
The document appears to be a stock photo of green grass. In just a few words, it conveys a natural landscape of lush green grass under a blue sky. There are no other discernible details provided in the image to include in the summary.
This document contrasts the righteousness of man versus the righteousness of God through examining the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. In the parable, a Pharisee thanks God that he follows the law strictly, while a tax collector humbly asks God for mercy. Though the tax collector was considered sinful, Jesus says he was justified, while the self-righteous Pharisee was not. The document emphasizes that God desires mercy over sacrifice and saves those who know they need Him, not the self-righteous who think they can save themselves.
The document discusses controlled assessment, a new form of assessment for GCSE qualifications in the UK that combines elements of coursework and examinations. It explains that controlled assessment can make up either 25% or 60% of a subject's total assessment. Controlled assessment involves an initial research task conducted by students with some level of control, followed by a presentation of work under exam-like conditions. The level of control for task setting, taking, and marking can be high, medium, or limited depending on the subject.
This document discusses an alternative approach to teaching geography at the key stage 3 level that focuses on holistic understanding and interdependence between physical processes. It presents a sample unit on ice that asks questions about how ice is formed, how it shapes landscapes, its importance for climate, influence on human evolution, evidence of Arctic sea ice melt, and why glaciers are speeding up. The unit aims to help students understand the interconnections between different physical processes and impacts on life. It also includes student reflections on predicting changes from ice ages and understanding interactions within the environment.