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The Centre for Intellectual Property and Policy Management (CIPPM) is a multi-disciplinary research hub at Bournemouth University (BU). Its ethos is to bring evidence-based, academic rigor to the regulation of intellectual property. Consequently, the research has become an increasingly important resource to those involved in the legislative process. This case study illustrates CIPPM's evidence-based, policy-shaping research through two specific examples from 2013: 1) providing the evidence base for the proposed copyright exception for parody and 2) providing the evidence base for an open standards policy in Government IT procurement.
BU economic modelling research has driven increased profits for leading international consultants Maxwell Stamp PLC, to the tune of £12 million to date. Simultaneously, the research has benefited the company's clients, including several governments. For example, the research was used to provide advice critical in helping Namibia safeguard revenues of US$700 million annually from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
Independent of Maxwell Stamp, the same techniques have been used to strengthen the research capabilities of the Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms, Azerbaijan. This has been integral in the successful development of new, internationally competitive industries and the World Bank naming Azerbaijan one of the top 10 economic reformers.