Industry insight
Ensuring your or your clients’ IP rights aremaintained and well-protected oftendepends on who manages your IPpayments, writes Emily DeWolfe ofThomson Reuters
Features
An IP risk assessment limits thenumber of IP-related surprises thata corporation faces. It lowers therisk in acquisitions and allowsmanagement to price products toincorporate the risk that is assumed
In a world where intellectualproperty increasingly drives marketvalue, determining patent value isan essential skill. Unfortunately, themethodologies used to do thisfrequently neglect the essence of apatent: the claims
Recent decisions taken by theboards of HP and Yahoo! have bothhad tangibly negative affects on thecompanies’ stock performance
While too many companies,regulators and courts in the Westare placing obstacles in the way ofthe IP marketplace reaching its full potential, in Asia they aremarching ahead
A booming market for patents, openinnovation and non-practisingentities that specialise in ideageneration are changingapproaches to innovation. Together,they pose challenges for largecompanies trying to stay ahead inthe innovation stakes
Avoiding the attrition of womenfrom IP businesses leads toimproved profitability
It was the largest patent auction inhistory and triggered a summer ofsales featuring some of the world’sbiggest technology players. But will the Nortel patent auction proveto be a game changer in the waythat intellectual property is viewedand valued?
There are significant opportunitiesfor venture capital investment instart-up businesses seeking toexploit developments in the IPmarketplace
Columns
Although a court’s decision to prohibitthe sale, production and possession of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 inGermany created news headlines acrossthe world, it was not a surprise
When this column started publishing in2003, IP investing was less of a strategythan an idea. Today, how patentscontribute to results is better understood- so are the associated challenges
Insights
The Pirate Party’s stunningsuccess in a key Germanelection held in Septembersets IP owners in Europe achallenge that they cannotafford to duck
“Today, lots of investors and innovators in Silicon Valley, maybe the majority, would tell you the patent system is doing the exact opposite of what it’s supposed to.
