A report from Engineering News detailed the planned changes to South Africa's intellectual property system. The adjustments, like those in most countries, are designed to encourage innovation and make the process more convenient for businesses.

A new report from the International Business Times found that Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility could be the impetus for further purchases in the mobile market driven solely by intellectual property.

Monday morning, Google announced a $12.5 billion acquisition bid for Motorola Mobility had been accepted. The news, which both parties pointed to as an eventual impetus for greater innovation, has been interpreted many different ways by industry experts.

One element of the PROTECT IP Act that may have widespread effects on the casual web user is the targeting of web developers who include links to pirated material on the web, according to an Epoch Times report.

The IP Crime Group, an organization focused on studying and assessing theft of intellectual property, recently reported that while IP crime continues to grow, some steps have been made to curb it.

According to IP-Watch.org, the Caribbean, like most regions, is in desperate need of reform to its intellectual property laws.

A new report from the U.S. International Trade Commission found that Chinese counterfeit items cost American companies more than $47 billion in 2009. While both governments have discussed greater protection of American intellectual property rights and enforcement in China, the figures from 2009 further demonstrate the importance of action.

In a recently released interview with the Guardian, Philip Graham, executive director of the Association for University and Industry Links, detailed the myriad benefits researchers at universities throughout the world can see from aggressive intellectual property strategies.

In a recently released interview with the Guardian, Philip Graham, executive director of the Association for University and Industry Links, detailed the myriad benefits researchers at universities throughout the world can see from aggressive intellectual property strategies.

H. Ward Classen, deputy general counsel for Computer Science Corporation, recently contributed a report to the Daily Record calling for executives to implement plans to find the most value in intellectual property.