IP in the news
Navigating the legal and ethical minefield of data use
A new platform helps researchers and ICT professionals navigate the maze of ethical and legal issues around using data for developing new applications.
Growing use of artificial intelligence and other technologies using big data poses new legal and ethical compliance concerns for researchers and ICT personnel attempting to keep up with new regulations on data protection, privacy and security.
Braille e-book concept makes online reading more accessible
Texts can be downloaded from a range of sources for translation into Braille
Russian engineering student Aleksei Rezepov’s Braille e-book concept is a national finalist in the 2021 James Dyson Award. The book allows people with limited or no sight to read a range of online materials without depending on audio translations. Audio options are generally limited to a small range of content and simply don’t work for people with multiple disabilities.
A lamp that turns air pollution data into art
The lamp can transform data about local air quality into unique lighting patterns
Air pollution has been called an invisible killer – it is everywhere, but often impossible to see. Now, Brussels-based designer Guillaume Slizewicz has devised a way of making air pollution visible by creating a lamp that turns data about local pollution levels into unique light patterns. The idea is to both provide information about pollution and to highlight the need to act on rising air pollution levels.
A "woman" won a million-euro Spanish literary prize
It turned out that ‘she’ was actually three men
The work of one woman was, it turned out, the equivalent of the labors of three men.
That was at least the case for Spain’s top writer of crime thrillers, a professor and mother who wrote under the pseudonym Carmen Mola, supposedly to maintain her anonymity.
"Be creative and don't be late"- the Estonian Patent Office’s campaign
The Estonian Patent Office is running a campaign called "Be creative and don't be late". In cooperation with EUIPO, three videos were filmed:
Powered Up festival - October 2021
A free online festival to inspire Europe's creative community to power and protect original ideas.
Streaming throughout October 2021, Powered Up festival features an exciting line-up of live-streamed sessions which aim to inspire innovation, creativity & entrepreneurship through the power of intellectual property (IP).
