Will patent reform serve to attract the capital required to improve IP values and stimulate innovation?
Glenn D. Sacks, CPA, of Marks Paneth & Shron LLP, writes the changes in patent law being ushered in by America Invents Act will work to increase the value of patent portfolios and create a system which spawns and nourishes innovation. Here’s how he sees it working: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via [...]
Sixty-two percent of European Patent Office filings came from outside Europe in 2011
The Europeans Patent Office says its patent filings increased in 2011 to 243,000, up 3 percent from 2010. In turn, the office granted more than 62,000 patents last year. Of those, 62 percent of all filings came from outside Europe, with U.S. applications totaling 24 percent; Japanese applications,19 percent; and Chinese applications, 7 percent. Bookmark [...]
New IP rights clearinghouse announced
The first PR has been released on a new online auction and clearinghouse for patent and trademark rights. Roger Shashoua, the founder of IPR Connections™, stated the firm will provide an alternative for industry, inventors and other owners of patents and trademarks to connect through licenses with partners worldwide. “IPR Connections’ objective is to be [...]
Stern School of Business to offer IP evaluation and commercialization course
It’s an oft-heard lament regarding intellectual property management and valuation: “It’s not taught in business school.” Now, in what appears to be a hopeful sign for IP investment and management, NYU’s Stern School of Business has created a course that “focuses on learning how to identify and evaluate a good technology commercialization opportunity” and “how [...]
Wake Forest technology transfer has to respond to its own patent cliff
The Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) wound treatment device was developed by professors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and is used worldwide. Two related patents were licensed to KCI (Kinetic Concepts Inc.) and the university earned nearly $300M in royalties over a four year period. That appears to be coming to a screeching halt. Bookmark on [...]
New IP exchange to open in 2012
IPXI is almost ready to open a new public exchange of IP rights, allowing patent owners to publicly list and license rights to their technology in the form of Unit License Right™ (ULR) contacts. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Interbrands lists the factors that make up the strength of a brand
Ten factors developed by Interbrands allow for a framework for valuation and management of brand assets. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
How can an early-stage, zero revenue company be worth more than a stable earner?
Writing to business owners, Susan Schreter in FoxBusiness asks, “Why is it that an unprofitable, research stage technology company with no revenues can be worth millions more than a stable service or manufacturing business with several years of revenues and profits?” She answers her own question by listing six fundamental factors that influence the value [...]
It’s only by first valuing IP assets that they can be managed
Upon the launch of BVR’s new IP Management & Valuation reporter, we asked Mike Moberly to expound on his ideas on valuation of intangibles in today’s world… “If it can’t be measured, it can’t be managed,” an axiom attributed to Peter Drucker and several others, carries as much relevance today as when it was initially [...]
Tech transfer office get big IP monetization payday for Auckland University
In 1988, Professor John Boys set up a magnetic field that transferred an electric charge across two points without the need for hard wiring. The commercial implications were obvious, though the timetables were not. Later he was joined by Associate Professors Grant Covic and Udaya Madawala and eight of their students in developing what is [...]
Share your thoughts...