me* and my IPR
Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property infringement are major problems in today's industry, and they are often critical to SMEs, influencing heavily, and at times dramatically the safety and performance of vessels.
EMEC is active in promoting knowledge about Intellectual Property regulations and best practices among its associates.
The short guide "me* and my IPR" will point you in the right direction, giving useful advice regarding the practice of technology patenting, with a focus on the timing, the rights of the applicant and the caveats one has to be aware of.
In addition to that, EMEC collects and studies case histories from companies all over Europe, in order to gather and redistribute knowledge in this field to its associates.
“A proposal to apply for patent protection for our well-developed product was rejected. As a result, copies supplied by others are now often used. Although these may be good ‘look-alikes’, a lack of in-depth knowledge and a strong drive for reduction of cost price has led the copy maker to carry through irresponsible cutbacks in quality, seriously undermining the safety”.
Download me* and my IPR (PDF) from this link.
