What is innovative? Who owns it? What is the best way to generate return on inventions and other works? These are among the most vexing questions facing businesses today. A new book, by Bruce Berman, The Intangible Investor, takes a hard look at the ways companies, large and small, profit from inventions, and the rights […]
New Book Takes a Hard Look at How Businesses and People Profit from IP
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Diligent Intellectual Property Management for Business Success
December 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Peter Ackerman What do a Koosh ball and a tab of Viagra have in common? Aside from the pleasure they bring to millions, their economic success is premised upon the same type of IP protection. The company that makes Koosh balls – rainbow-colored, plasma-filled rubber balls with protruding soft rubber spikes – and the […]
Dissecting intangible assets
October 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Donal O’Connell Dissecting intangible assets Imagine for a moment the Royal Air Force’s roundel, that red, white and blue circular identification mark painted on aircraft to identify them. That roundel has also been associated with pop art of the 1960s It became part of the pop consciousness when British rock group The Who wore […]
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]
IP processes and process development
January 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
By Donal O’Connell Overview of IP Processes & IP Process Development Intellectual Property (IP) rights are valuable assets for any business, possibly among the most important that it possesses. It is therefore imperative that whatever IP processes are in use are fit for purpose, and add some value to those using these processes. Whatever IP […]
Multinational approach to IP Strategy: Structuring and Managing Global IP in Europe
January 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Fred Logue Slides presented by Fred Logue at the IPBC China conference. [This presentation originally appeared on the New Morning Intellectual Property blog.]
When Should a Start-Up Seek Patent Protection?
January 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Neil Wilkof In carrying out due diligence, how many times have I heard this refrain from a start-up: “Oh yes, we have a couple of a patents or patent applications, but they don’t really address our current activities.” And so I ask–“so what about seeking patent protection for the current activities?” The answer tends […]
Developing a digital copyright strategy
January 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
By Heather Ford [This post originally appeared at Heather Ford’s slideshare account.]
Intangible Assets: Nine Facts Management Teams and Boards Absolutely Need To Know!
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Michael D. Moberly 1. It’s an economic fact that 65+% of most company’s value, sources of revenue, sustainability, and growth potential evolve directly from intangible assets, therefore its all-the-more likely intangible assets will be in play and integral to most deals and/or transactions. 2. Conventional intellectual property protections issued, i.e., patents, copyrights, trademarks a. […]
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 […]
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