Innovation and Technology Law: An Industry Guide

Aliah Chowdhury has accumulated considerable contact with technology research and development across many industries, as her current career phase in innovation management follows fifteen years of higher education and industry experience across a broad spectrum of science and technology sectors, primarily in roles of technical communication and analysis. With a BEng (Hons) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Glasgow, followed by an MSc in Remote Sensing and Image Processing from the University of Edinburgh; Aliah completed an LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law from the Edinburgh University Law School after a decade in industry, motivated by a keen interest in the intersection between technology and the law, from intellectual property to technology regulation. After a spell as an in-house Innovation and Intellectual Property Advisor, Aliah is now at the heart of a leading university’s multidisciplinary technology transfer and innovation management service, giving her frontline interaction with cutting-edge innovation in both academia and industry across diverse technical fields.

- Preface
- Part I – Technology Innovation & Standards
1. Part I Introduction
2. Design & Development
§ Product Design (Designs/Marks)
§ Industrial Design (Designs/Patents)
§ Technical Processes (Methods/Manufacturing)
3. Proprietary Technical Information
§ Trade Secrets
§ Collaboration
§ Supply Chain
4. Ownership & Transfer of Rights
§ Ownership
§ Licensing & Distribution
§ Open Innovation
5. Freedom to Operate
6. Patents and Standardisation
7. Regulation vs Standards
8. Open Standards, Law & Policy
9. Compliance by Design
- Part II – Regulation by Technology & Application Field
1. Part II Introduction
2. Manufacturing & Engineering Essentials
§ Electronics, Electrical, Pressure & Gas
§ Manufacturing, 3D printing & automation
3. Materials & Chemicals
§ Materials
§ Chemicals
§ Cosmetics
4. Healthcare Technologies
§ Biotech
§ Medical devices
§ assistive
5. Environmental Technologies
§ TBC
6. Built Environment & Transport
§ TBC
7. Computing & Communications
§ Computer programs
§ Data
§ Networking
§ Security
§ Telecoms
§ Broadcasting
8. E-Commerce
§ E-contracts
§ Currency & Transactions
§ Gambling
§ Gaming
§ Digital Media
§ Social Media
9. Consumer Technologies
§ Consumer Appliances
§ AV Technologies
§ Toys
- Part III – Emerging Domains
1. Part IV Introduction
2. Unregulated Technology Under Review
3. Regulation Under Development
4. Interdisciplinary Considerations
- Sources of Law and Policy
- Index