Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds; BBC News, January 17, 2018

Brian Wheeler, BBC News; 

Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds

"The Intellectual Property Office is leading the government's efforts to crack down on internet piracy and protect the revenues of Britain's creative industries.

The government agency is spending £20,000 of its own money on the latest Nancy campaign, which is part-funded by the UK music industry.

Catherine Davies, head of the IPO's education outreach department, which already produces teaching materials for GCSE students, admitted IP was a "complex subject" for small children and something of a challenge to make accessible and entertaining...

"A basic understanding of IP and a respect for others' IP rights is therefore a key life skill."

But some fear the IPO is being too heavy-handed in its warnings about piracy and that the message could backfire.

Jim Killock, director of the Open Rights Group campaign, said: "Some of the material seems misleading, in particular the episode explaining that downloading is the same as stealing from a shop."

Primary school children need to learn about intellectual property, Government agency says ; Telegraph, January 20, 2018

Camilla Turner, Telegraph; 

Primary school children need to learn about intellectual property, Government agency says 

"Primary school children should be taught about copyright law and intellectual property amid a rise in social media, a Government agency has said.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a raft of teaching resources and videos aimed at helping children aged seven to 11 learn about piracy, patents and trademarks.

Catherine Davies, head of the IPO’s education outreach department, said that children start using technology and social media at an increasingly young age, so by the time they are teenagers it is already too late to teach them about respecting copyright laws." 

Swatch succeeds in trademark case over Apple 'iWatch'; BBC, 9/13/16

BBC; Swatch succeeds in trademark case over Apple 'iWatch' :

"The UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) upheld Swatch's opposition, which was filed in March 2014...

"This decision shows the difficulty global brands can have when it comes to launching a new product around the world," said Sharon Daboul, a trademark lawyer at law firm EIP.

"Trademarks are territorial, which means that a trademark must be available for registration in every country of interest."

Not being able to secure the iWatch trademark around the world would have been a "key factor", Ms Daboul added, in Apple's decision not to use the name for its smartwatch."