By Nigel Ravenhill Don’t relinquish your IP rights if you don’t have to. It’s has been been almost a sacred cow in IP and a freedom to operate (FTO) necessity. Companies have long used defensive and offensive strategies to create and protect new markets, enter existing ones and monetize IP investments, typically resolving disputes through […]
How to determine the value of intellectual property in divorce cases
December 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Efrat Kasznik With approximately 50 percent of all U.S. (first or second) marriages ending in divorce, the proper identification and allocation of all marital assets is critical to the post-divorce well-being of both spouses. In a recent seminar sponsored by the Jewish Federation, financial advisor Tali Alon and family law attorney Esther Rosenfeld discussed […]
Music royalties – a siren song for niche investors seeking higher yield
November 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Bruce Berman A small but growing number of investors are buying the rights to musician’s future earnings, hoping to beat the fixed income returns and other markets. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, “Music Royalties Strike a Chord,” these fixed income investors are lured by future returns of 8%-12% annually, when […]
The Psychology of IP Risk Management
October 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Donal O’Connell The psychology associated with risk: There are a variety of psychological factors which influence how people react to risks. Research conducted on this topic has helped to understand people’s risk perceptions; how “rules of thumb” influence how people evaluate risk; how risk perceptions influence people’s concern about risk; and how optimistic biases […]
10 Reasons to Start a Patent War
September 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Nigel Ravenhill Patent wars have been part of the intellectual property landscape since the middle of the 19th-century and the frenetic innovation of the early days of the industrial revolution. Many of modern history’s most famous inventors were central figures, and their fortunes based on fortuitous legal decisions that concurred with their oral […]
Using Contracts to Protect your IP in South-East Asia: Licensing and Technology Transfer Agreements
August 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Helika Jurgenson at the South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk Many companies wishing to do business in South-East Asia choose to license their IP to third parties in order to be able to expand their business ever more rapidly and conveniently. Well-drafted licensing and technology transfer agreements are the key to a successful business endeavor […]
Intellectual Property Value in Startup Investments: A View from Silicon Valley
July 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Efrat Kasznik Intellectual property assets (IP Assets), primarily patents and software, have been the driving force behind high tech companies, but often times investors fail to understand their unique value as strategic business assets. Investors tend to focus on the defensive value of IP Assets, as it relates to protecting the company’s own products, […]
