My Online Monopoly

Frequently Asked Questions on Intellectual Property Protection

1. Are intellectual property assets?

Without a doubt, intellectual property (IP) is one of the most important assets that a company will own. IP can be licensed, bought, sold, hired or mortgaged like any other form of property. One of the main sources of IP is from the results of research […]

The game of Monopoly frustrated me when I was young. I don’t think I ever won a game. I remember drawing one of the “Chance” cards while playing with my older brother. It said, “Go Directly To Jail.” I put the card at the bottom of the little deck, and said, “I want a different […]

?Intellectual Property (IP) 101?

IP includes patents, trademarks, and copyrights. A patent provides an exclusive right to an invention. A trademark provides an exclusive right to an indication of source of a product. A copyright provides an exclusive right to an original work. A service mark provides an exclusive right to a service or origin of […]

A ground-breaking decision was delivered by the Court of Appeal in the cases of Aerotel Ltd v Telco Holdings Ltd (and others) [2006] and Macrossan?s Application [2006] on 27 October 2006. This important decision means that there is now a new method by which patent examiners will assess whether or not an invention is patentable. […]

We are all born with the potential for greatness. There are no exceptions. Yet most people realize less than 10% percent of their potential, while a small handful of others rise to extraordinary heights and become legends in their own rights.

* What makes great achievers great?

* What propels them to defy the […]

In July of 2005, the Road Traffic Management Corporation reported that, during the 2003-2004 crash statistics? reporting period, more people died on South African roads each day (one every 48 minutes) than people were killed in Iraq, an acknowledged war zone.
Historically, bad road conditions have only been responsible for roughly 5% of our accidents human […]

The modern day lifestyle is giving in to smaller nuclear families, with both parents working to make ends meet more comfortably. Even if one of the parent is non-working, the need to get away for sometime is pervasive and understandably so. The good old days are also gone when children used to play in group […]

He who owns the uranium mill makes the rules.

In an interview with Yellowcake Mining director Dr. Robert Rich, he told us that the company that owns a uranium mill controls the area.

Recently, the company announced an ore buying program. Denison Mines said it operates the only uranium mill within a 500-mile radius of Blanding, Utah. […]

I. FAR BEYOND BLEEPS AND LOOPS

The new console era is upon us. It has been met by developers everywhere with great anticipation, promise, ?and yet, reluctance. Programmers have spent a large portion of the past decade squeezing every last bit of potential from our PS2s, Xbox?s and Gamecubes.Now, after tricking these machines into performing […]