Rovio announces it will begin publishing games developed by third parties
Rovio Entertainment Ltd., the creator of the “Angry Birds” game franchise and all that has come with it, announced it will begin to license its brand to games developed by third-parties. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Nokia’s troublesome earnings continue to show promise in one area: IP licensing
Nokia, owns over 10,000 patents, many in the critical LTE wireless area, and it has over 40 licensing deals already in place. CFO Timo Ihamuotila estimates this fiscal year will bring in over $650M in IP licensing revenue, and CEO Stephen Elop could be tipping his hand in terms of who will be Nokia’s next [...]
Three ongoing European studies seeking to inform public policy on commercialization of innovation are wrestling with the IP valuation question
Within the Europe Commission, there is ongoing government debate about the role that IP plays and the different approaches used to place a value on that IP. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Postal Service needs help monetizing their intellectual property
The U.S. Postal Service owns trademarks, service marks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary information. Last week the Service published a request for proposals to help them assess where they are with their intellectual property and what strategies they should adopt going forward. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet [...]
Angry Birds to move across platforms as Rovio is changing the IP value paradigm for fictional characters
One of the guiding principles of Content Licensing, a membership periodical published by The Licensing Letter (EPM Communications), is that those executives charged with the task of growing their consumer brands in media need to break away from parochial tendencies and watch trends in all categories. Editor Paul Sweeting states: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...]
Another way IP flexes its valuation muscle is … funding pension plans?
In an article on maximizing IP value, Simon Crossley alluded to a novel use of IP, funding corporate pension plans, citing TUI Travel PLC and their Thomson and First Choice brands as an example. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Microsoft’s Android-related licensing is less sexy than litigation but a more compelling business strategy
IP Value Wire has blogged in the past about how Microsoft was able to carve out a piece of a supposedly-free, open source operating system and turn it into a profit center. Below is a representative list of reports from FOSS Patents on how well that IP strategy is working. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...]
MIPS sale of patents to Bridge Crossing is worthy of analysis
Michael D. Friedman, Ocean Tomo’s Head of Investment Banking, is touting the sale for $350 million by MIPS to Bridge Crossing, LLC all of its rights, title and interest in 498 U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications as a transaction analysts should study as a free-market IP play, as unlike other headline-grabbing deals, MIPS [...]
Uncovering the value of IP at the … Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service has been playing catch-up for decades, trying to manage ever-rising costs against static and falling revenues, in the teeth of stiff competition from package carriers and electronic mail. Someone at USPS has taken stock of intrinsic assets, including IP, and a new revenue stream is born. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...]
Amazon granted patent for secondary marketplace for used digital rights
Amazon has been granted a patent for an “electronic marketplace” where owners who purchased IP rights to digital content can resell those rights. The company originally filed for the patent in 2009. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
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