By David Wanetick You will never get the license agreement your technology deserves. You get the license agreement you negotiate. With this in mind, it is important for inventors, licensing professionals and intellectual property lawyers to constantly hone their negotiating skills. Below are some pertinent considerations. Stay Away from the Negotiating Table A general principle […]
The Role of a Corporate IP/IA Function
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Exponent IP Please click on the image to view the presentation [This presentation originally appeared on the Exponent IP site]
Public IP Cos (PIPCOs) – An Expanding Universe
February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Bruce Berman IP-centric businesses whose shares trade on the public markets come in many shapes and sizes — some are better suited for return than others. Many of the most interesting IP-rich businesses, from an investor perspective, are publicly traded, thinly capitalized companies with experienced management. The best have a realistic view of their […]
Patenting and Protecting Early Stage Research and Innovations
February 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Peter Cowan Patenting and Protecting Early Stage Research & Innovations For all the talk about patenting for startups and spin-offs, people often forget that there is a step that predates this discussion: Solving the Fundamental Technical Problem. Early stage research presents a challenge with respect to patenting: Balancing the trade-off between the competing forces […]
Crowdsourcing against “Bad” Patents and Patent Trolls: But Not All Black and White
February 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
By Neil Wilkof The notion that there are “bad” patents, which I take to mean that the patent should never have been granted — or that even if it was granted, the scope of the claims are too broad — is widely expressed. There is a parallel Darth Vader patent notion, namely, the deleterious effects […]
IP Licensing: Inspirations for Biopharma IP Strategy
February 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Reid Adler Please click on the slide above to view the presentation at Reid Adler’s Prezi account. This presentation was delivered to the Chicago Chapter, Licensing Executives Society. [This presentation originally appeared at Pratical IP Strategy]
Intellectual Property Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities in the Cloud
February 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
By Efrat Kasznik at foresightvaluation.com Please click on the slide above to view Efrat Kasznik’s presentation at Foresight Valuation’s Slideshare account. This presentation was delivered at the UP 2012 Cloud Computing Conference.
Why Universities are the Worst Shareholders for Spin-out Companies
January 31, 2013 by 2 Comments
By Ian A. Maxwell This article is written in the context of the Australian environment but many of the conclusions are quite general. Background Over the last 20 years much more money has gone into global venture capital sectors than has come out. This unprofitable imbalance seems improbable and only exists because of the long […]
Why Register Patents in the “Start-up Nation”
January 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Jeremy M Ben-David, at JMB Davis Ben-David Generally speaking, patents are registered in Israel not because of the market size, but in spite of it. In their book Start-up Nation originally published in 2009, authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer explain how Israel, a country with few natural resources and a population of little […]
One-Blue Patent Pool Reveals Five Key Steps to Effective Patent Licensing
January 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By One-Blue LLC Patent pooling is an effective and proven tool for helping companies manage their product and technology licensing programs. For licensees, pools of patents from multiple licensors generally carry lower royalty fees than the total for licenses secured from the licensors individually. Patent pooling also saves valuable time that licensees would otherwise spend […]
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