By Joseph E. Root Generals are often accused of re-fighting the last war, and sometimes they are. During the 1930s, André Maginot and the French general staff were horrified at the specter of a return to the trench warfare of World War I, so they build a series of impregnable fortifications, designed to safeguard the […]
University-generated information: Is it more public or private?
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Neil Wilkof The involvement of universities in commercial activities is a complex issue. Roughly speaking, these endeavours can be divided into two categories. First there is the commercialization of publicly-funded university research and the concomitant rise of technology university transfer offers. Secondly, especially in the U.S., universities have sought to earn licence fees through […]
Patents and scientific integrity
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Paul Cole When inventors, whose background is overwhelmingly in science or engineering, become involved with the patent system, they are entering the domain of law which to them is a foreign country. The ninth commandment1 provides a useful guide through the unfamiliar country: its specific prohibition is against false testimony in a legal dispute, […]
Kodak, Patents and the Deal That You Can’t Refuse?
December 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Neil Wilkof Let’s start from the end: No, I am not going to let this subject disappear quietly. Several months ago I wrote about “Patent Valuation, T.S. Eliot and the Theatre of the Absurd” here, where I commented on the steadily decreasing valuation of the Kodak patent portfolio. The saga continues. Last week it […]
The Use of IP Valuation in IP Transactions: A Global Survey of IP Brokers
November 30, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Efrat Kasznik and Luca Escoffier The valuation of Intellectual Property (IP) such as patents, or of non-patented technologies, is still considered by many to be more of an art than a science. While IP valuation might appear to be a routine task for a technology/patent broker, in fact most of the time it can […]
Intellectual Property and the Business Model
November 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Fred Logue Intellectual Property can be used in three ways in a business. Each of the dimensions gives the business leader more degrees of freedom when constructing his or her strategy when compared to the case where there is little valuable intellectual property. The degrees of freedom are well illustrated in the diagram below […]
Patent Valuation, T.S. Eliot and the Theatre of the Absurd
November 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Neil Wilkof It is one of the most famous stanzas of modern English language poetry. Thus T.S. Eliot concluded his poem– “The Hollow Men”: This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. And so […]
Adaptability
November 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Robert Cantrell One of the hallmarks of longevity for enterprises is adaptability. Every enterprise is undergoing a race, whether its leadership understands that or not. That race involves changing to meet changing conditions. If an enterprise cannot or will not adapt fast enough to changing conditions, it will eventually fail. For example, the success […]
Use Patent Due Diligence to Lower Your Patent Litigation Risks
November 21, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Lily Li Due diligence is a key concept in the business world. Before buying a new company or investing in a new product, companies spend millions of dollars reviewing financial statements, accounting methods, and market reports to ensure that their investments have no hidden risks. In contrast, many companies turn a blind eye to […]
IP Strategy and Productivity
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Fred Logue What is an IP Strategist and what is their value? These are questions that give rise to debate often in the context of whether or not an IP Strategist should be a lawyer or have a professional qualification. This misses the point. I think the important thing in the whole strategist versus […]
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