By Kathryn Paisner In business, the general consensus on patents is that they are best left to the lawyers. Like urban legends whispered in the schoolyard, this self-defeating myth traverses the business community, creating expensive problems for companies large and small. Lawyers are certainly vital to many aspects of the patenting process, such as patent […]
Inter-Operability Standards and Intellectual Property
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Donal O’Connell Interoperability standards Interoperability refers to the ability of diverse systems to work together or inter-operate, without any special effort on the part of the customer or end-user. It is the ability of two or more networks, systems, devices, applications or components to exchange information between them and to use the information so […]
Anatomy of a License Agreement
October 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How to Efficiently and Meticulously Analyze Agreements By David R. Jarczyk and Daniel T. Jarczyk In light of the January 4, 2011 ruling on the Uniloc USA V. Microsoft patent infringement case, analysts around the world are certain to see a heightened need for using fact-based evidence as an alternative to the now unsupported 25 […]
The Patent Portfolio Theory: How Aggregation and Synergy Increase Patent Portfolio Valuation
October 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Kalu Kalu The Patent Portfolio Theory, coined by Parchomovsky & Wagner of University of Pennsylvania Law School, attempts to reconcile what is known as the “Patent Paradox”; the recent phenomenon of rising patent applications, even as the expected value of each patent decreases. The patent portfolio theory resolves this paradox by arguing that the […]
Creative Dilemma
October 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Robert Cantrell One of the least likely ways to succeed with IP may be to be an IP creator. The reason for this is because of the highly speculative nature of idea creation. It can leave the IP creator in a poor bargaining position before he creates a new solution, given the high probability […]
Make Money (and Don’t Waste It)!
October 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Lily Li Patents have intrinsic value beyond their contribution to your company’s product lines. After all, patents are the physical embodiment of your company’s technological genius, just as stocks and bonds embody the value of your company’s other intangible assets. Instead of letting your patents go to waste, treat your patent portfolio like your […]
The Disclosure Revolution: It’s a WYDIWYG World
October 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Joseph E. Root This post is excerpted, in modified form, from Rules of Patent Drafting: Guidelines from Federal Circuit Case Law (2010), © 2010, Oxford University Press, Inc. There was a time when patent lawyers were magicians and their bags of tricks were filled with claim drafting tools. Write “a widget,” and shazam! “a widget” […]
Research Liasion: Corporate – University Research Alliances
October 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Michael D. Moberly A ‘research liaison’ should contribute to corporate – university (sponsored) research projects by: sustaining (protecting and preserving) unencumbered control, use, ownership and monitoring the value of both parties’ investments, i.e., the projected stream of intangible assets, IP, competitive advantages, and (proprietary) know how evolving from the research. Unfortunately, there’s a fairly […]
IP Strategy changing focus
October 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Duncan Bucknell There was a great discussion at a recent symposium in Melbourne on ‘IP Strategy, what has changed, what is changing?’ Here are my slides – I look forward to your comments too. IP Strategy – what has changed, what is changing? from DuncanBucknell [This post originally appeared at IP Think Tank.]
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