What makes IP valuable to organizations?
Think IP Strategy offered a classification of features that make IP valuable. Assets that have value have features that: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Court of Appeals calls into question the ability of the Economic Espionage Act to protect trade secrets
On April 1, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned defendant Sergey Aleynikov’s conviction under the Economic Espionage Act. Aleynikov was charged with taking sensitive (trade secrets) computer code from Goldman Sachs. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Google cloud storage terms may raise valuation questions
A recent item in The Chief Officers’ Network called our attention to the terms under which users subscribe to Google’s cloud storage services: “When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as [...]
Appeals court reversal of source code theft conviction does little to affect trade secrets valuations
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed Sergey Aleynikov’s conviction for statutory theft of source code from Goldman Sachs, stating: “Although “[t]he infringer invades a statutorily defined province guaranteed to the copyright holder alone[,] . . . he does not assume physical control over the copyright; nor does he wholly deprive its [...]
How does Monte Carlo simulation analysis aid in valuing trade secrets?
Jacquelyn Dal Santo in a Willamette Management Associates Insight article outlined a hypothetical case study which assumes an analyst will value a trade secret using the discounted cash flow method. She poses the question about how to best handle the following data gaps. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about [...]
Trade secrets: management and valuation
Trade secrets are difficult to define, and trade secret law even more so. Even the first sentence points to confusion. Is it trade secrets or trade secret? Are trade secrets IP rights, or do the courts think of trade secrets actions as common law torts? Trade secrets aren’t registered … that would defeat the purpose. [...]
Wellogix sues SAP for trade secrets misappropriation
Wellogix, a software company serving the oil and gas industry, sued Accenture in a Texas court for misappropriation of trade secrets, and won. Accenture appealed the decision, and Judge Keith Ellison (Case 3:08-cv-00119 Document 334 Filed in TXSD on 10/14/11) denied Accenture’s Rule 50(b) petition and modified the jury’s exemplary damages award. In their appeal, [...]
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 [...]
Jackie Maguire reveals important considerations for coordinating business and IP strategies
Jackie Maguire, CEO of Coller IP Management and a member of BVR’s IP Management and Valuation editorial advisory board, lists important considerations in the order organizations should address when coordinating IP and business strategies: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Inventors advised to think twice before patenting
Michael Hess’s advice to individual inventors suffices as a checklist for organizations considering keeping an invention under wraps under trade secrets protection vs. filing for a patent. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
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