Presentaiton that I gave to academics, business people, inventors, NHS hubs managers and others at Lancaster University on 3 Aug 2006. Discusses cost of enforcement in UK compared to othrer countries (which probably explains relatiovely low number of European patent applicaiotns form UK) and discuss workarounds such as UDRP, mediation and IP Office advisory opinions.

1. IPR Enforcement Lancaster University, 3 Aug 2006 Jane Lambert Barrister

3. Estimated PCT Applications 2004 State Number % increase over 2004 USA 45,111 3.8 Japan 25,145 24.3 Germany 15,870 4.0 France 5,522 6.6 UK 5,115 1.5 South Korea 4,747 33.6 China (No 10) 2,452 43.7

7. Any Questions Jane Lambert NIPC The Media Centre 7 Northumberland Street Huddersfield HD1 1RL Tel 0870 990 5081 www.nipclaw.com