Report: IP Law. A Global Overview

Comprehensive report with scheduled updates

This report provides a structured and comparative overview of Intellectual Property Law across key global jurisdictions, with a specific focus on SMEs, solopreneurs, microbusinesses, and researchers working on innovation, internationalisation, and digital transformation.

The document is designed as a practical reference framework rather than a jurisdiction-specific legal manual. It supports strategic decision-making in contexts where intellectual property intersects with market entry, licensing, technology transfer, and reputation management.

Scope and coverage

The report addresses:

• Core IP rights: patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, industrial designs
• Comparative analysis of IP regimes in:
  • The European Union
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Selected Asian jurisdictions (including China, Japan, South Korea, India)
• International IP systems and treaties (TRIPS, PCT, Madrid, Hague)
• IP enforcement challenges in cross-border and digital environments
• Sector-specific IP considerations (technology, creative industries, biotechnology)
• Intellectual property in emerging technologies, including AI and digital platforms
• Practical country and business-type IP cheat sheets

Why this report is useful

• For SMEs and microbusinesses:
  Provides a clear framework to understand how IP affects international growth, partnerships, licensing, franchising, and funding access, without requiring specialist legal training.
• For solopreneurs and founders:
  Supports early-stage strategic decisions on IP protection, risk management, and market entry across multiple jurisdictions.
• For consultants, policy professionals, and academics:
  Offers a consolidated reference on comparative IP systems, regulatory trends, and the evolving relationship between IP, innovation, and digital technologies.

Updates and lifecycle

• The current version is live and fully usable.
• A comprehensive update will be released in April 2026, reflecting regulatory changes, case law developments, and technological evolution.
• The £49 purchase price includes access to this update at no additional cost.
• Incremental updates will continue to be provided until the subject matter requires a fully new edition.
• When a new edition becomes necessary, this report will be retired and replaced by a new publication.

Price: £49 (one-time purchase, updates included)