By Michael Sneddon With global patent filings at an all-time high, and budgets and resources often remaining flat, it’s no surprise that corporate intellectual property (IP) professionals and their law firm partners are feeling overwhelmed. In fact, according to key findings from the CPA Global’s 2014 State of the IP Industry Survey, published Oct. 27, […]
Innovation Best Practices: 4 Tips from the 5 Most Patented Companies
May 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Peter Ackerman In today’s rapidly changing marketplace, innovation has become critical for companies both big and small. The question is: how do we quantify innovation? While companies like Google and Apple may appear to be among the most innovative in the public eye, neither company cracked the top 10 in terms of invention output […]
Assessing a supplier from an IP perspective
April 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Donal O’Connell Supplier Relationship Management: Good supplier relationship management is the discipline of strategically planning for, and managing, all interactions with third parties that supply goods and/or services to an company in order to maximize the value of those interactions. In practice, it entails creating closer, more collaborative relationships with key suppliers in order […]
Top 5 IP challenges – and solutions – for all executives in 2015 (Part 2)
March 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Peter Cowan Last post I outlined the top 5 IP challenges all startups, investors, executives, and business leaders – not just IP focused leaders – will have in 2015. These challenges directly impact R&D departments, legal groups, innovation teams, and even finance departments. The challenges revolve around the need for an evolving IP leadership. […]
The Seven Cs
December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Donal O’Connell What is innovation? Innovation starts with thinking differently. It is a process of questioning, experimenting, learning and adapting. It requires an appetite for risk, a willingness to question, an open mind to look at things without preconception and perhaps most importantly, patience and perseverance. Innovation can take many forms. It can be […]
The importance of people in your Patent Strategy
November 10, 2014 by 1 Comment
By Peter Cowan There is always more to solving the problem than we think, and the human resource aspect of intellectual property strategy is a critical component of building a strategy that companies can’t afford to ignore. If you have worked with me before, or asked me high level advice about your patent situation, you […]
Incentives For Generating More IP Commercialization Opportunities
November 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Henry Fradkin I don’t think I have to belabor the point…this is really a tough economy. Based on at least what I am seeing and echoed by others in the IP and technology commercialization business, it appears that most “licensing” deals are the result of successful patent assertions rather than what is called “carrot” […]
Best Practices in Fostering and Maintaining a Culture of Innovation
October 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Andrew J. Sherman In my recent book, Harvesting Intangible Assets (AMACOM), I address strategies to jumpstart our struggling economy by driving new revenue streams and market opportunities from our intellectual properties. Over the years, I have developed and observed a wide variety of best practices for fostering and establishing on a sustainable basis […]
Corporate Intellectual Property Department Governance
September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Donal O’Connell Governance Governance is the act of governing. It relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists of either a separate process or part of decision-making or leadership processes. In modern nation-states, these processes and systems are typically administered by a government. When discussing governance in particular organisations, […]
Protect, Preserve, and Monitor Intangibles
September 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Michael D. Moberly As readers know well, it is an economic fact that intangible assets collectively represent 80+% of most company’s value, sources of revenue, as well as serve as ‘building blocks’ for growth, profitability, and sustainability. It’s certainly not much of a leap in thinking then to recognize that key factors to effectively manage […]
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