By Jackie Hutter Many hold strong opinions on the value of patents to business. Both in person and online, there are any number of “experts” who stridently insist that without patent protection, a company’s business goals are doomed. With about 350,000 new patent applications filed in 2012, there is no question that many agree that […]
Do Patents Matter? Lean Startups Should Ignore Expert Advice and Let Their Data Drive Patenting Decisions
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The Apple vs. Samsung Verdict Actually Demonstrates that Patents Do Promote Product Innovation
September 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Jackie Hutter In the time that the Apple vs. Samsung patent fight has been underway, we have been inundated with an untold number of articles on how Apple is stifling innovation in the SmartPhone world. (Haven’t seen these: just do a Google search for “Apple stif . . .” you don’t have to type […]
Open Innovation Insights: 5 Biggest IP Legal Mistakes Small Companies Make When Working with Large Companies
September 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Jackie Hutter Open Innovation guru Stefan Lindegaard recently asked me what the biggest IP legal mistakes small companies make when they are working with large companies. This is a subject very near and dear to my heart, as I am currently “moonlighting” as GC of a start up energy company that is moving toward […]
It’s Time for Your R & D Team to Stop Inventing and Start Innovating
September 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jackie Huter In a recent post on his 15 Inno blog, Open Innovation guru Stefan Lindegaard presented the ostensibly nonsensical hypothesis: R & D leaders are often a “threat” to innovation. Stefan’s post resulted from an interaction he had with a senior R & D person at a mid-sized tech company, who apparently adhered […]
Corporate Business Leaders: Want to Create Value from Your IP? Stop Making it Your Lawyers’ Problem.
August 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Jackie Hutter One of the biggest complaints I get from corporate innovation and product development professionals is how risk averse their lawyers tend to be about dealing with intellectual property (“IP”) issues. It doesn’t matter whether these business people are talking about their outside or in-house lawyers, either. To a person, the complaint generally […]
How to Improve your Innovation ROI with Early Stage Patent Expertise
August 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jackie Hutter Innovation teams are often removed organizationally from a company’s patent matters. This can mean that corporate innovation processes move forward with little or no consideration of whether competitors can legally “knock off” the resulting consumer offering. Companies may then not attain expected ROI because competitors can legally copy the innovation—be it a […]
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