By David Cohen and Donal O’Connell The headlines: “China national charged with stealing trade secrets” – U.S. Justice Department “Chinese battery expert is charged with stealing trade secrets from US employer, as he prepared to join mainland firm” – South China Morning Post “US charges Chinese companies with stealing trade secrets” – The Guardian “Supreme Court Declines […]
“Know-go” – negative know-how that can be protected as a trade secret is among IP’s most overlooked assets
February 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Bruce Berman Thomas Edison famously said: “I have not failed. I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” After hundreds of experiments with different materials for a long-lasting light bulb filament, Edison, as much as businessman as an innovator, zeroed in on carbonized thread. “At that point,” says James Pooley, author of […]
Why You (Probably) Can’t Sell or License Your Patent
January 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Jackie Hutter Potential clients frequently ask if they can successfully sell or license their patents; unfortunately, the answer is, far more often than not, “no.” Be it a cultural construct of “inventor exceptionalism,” repeated viewing of late-night infomercials by folks who like to tinker, or lazy journalism that elevates human interest stories about successful […]
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