When the Internet first began to shape popular culture more than a decade ago, few could have anticipated the astounding impact it would have on commerce, education and even social relationships. Unfortunately, the Internet’s ability to foster commerce and creativity often collides with preexisting laws that are not well-suited to this new medium. As its [...]
There remains ample confusion about the differences between Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights. Specifically, many people do not know what the strengths and weaknesses of each. It has been said that that if the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem will look like a nail. This article seeks to illuminate what tools [...]
Intellectual Property (IP) is important to many businesses. Properly leveraged intellectual property assets can provide a competitive edge, increase revenue and foster a “team environment”. IP is not limited to “high tech” companies or businesses with large research and development groups. Most businesses have IP assets that are valuable to the company, such as business [...]
The United States functional foods market is relatively immature compared to that of nutraceuticals. From an intellectual property standpoint, this may be because functional food technology develops from within the food industry, while nutraceuticals may come as the result of convergence between the food industry and industries with greater IP acumen. Historically, food technology is [...]
If you are in the Innovation Game, you certainly realize that Open Innovation is “hot.” And, it is not just consumer products companies that have jumped on the bandwagon: companies such as HP, IBM and Microsoft have embraced the Open Innovation model. But, did you also know that, if your company is not careful, you [...]
Smart business leaders understand today that IP Strategy should form a fundamental pillar of their value creation-directed business strategy. By taking a “business eye view” toward IP, forward-thinking corporate managers seek to capture the true value of their company, which today is increasingly measured in the form of intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights [...]
Smart corporate leaders continually seek new methods to capture firm asset value and improve cash flow. And, with estimates of more than 70 % of corporate value being in the form of intangible assets, it is not surprising that many organization are searching for ways to generate revenue from this all-to-often untapped asset class. IP [...]
According to Dallas intellectual property attorneys and Dallas intellectual property attorneys, the district court’s ruling overturning the $1.5 billion verdict against Microsoft was upheld on appeal. Initially, the case involved two patents. The patents involved in the litigation involved technology for compressing digital audio files into MP3 format. You are probably asking yourself who sued [...]
Making money is in everybody’s minds now. How to make money, in what ways should we make money. It is all about money these days. Let us face it money really do make the world go round. So if you have any ideas, any inventions that you think you can make money out of. Have [...]
What is Patent Law – Intellectual Property Law? There are four main types of intellectual property: patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. The patent system exists in most industrialized countries and is designed to reward inventors and authors. Patents are granted by the US patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where patents are carefully examined and [...]