A global problem concerning the illegal copying oftextile designs in furnishing fabrics is investigated.A study wasdesigned to identify protection strategies employed by small firms and toidentify the factors (such as size and structure) that influence theprobability that a firm will fall victim...

Research into the attitudes and practices of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro firms with regard to the enforcement of intellectual property, as well as the cost implications of the present IP enforcement system in the UK. Uses both an online survey and a phone survey, and...

Calls for the creation of a "small claims" intellectual property court have arisen periodically in the U.S. since at least the late 1980s. While prior efforts to establish such a court have fizzled, a recent push to establish a small claims tribunal within the U.S. Copyright Office is gaining...