Intellectual Asset Management

Chief IP Counsel: Stop Trying to Change How Your Lawyers Bill You and Focus on the Model They Use to Provide Your Legal Services

As legal service fees continue to rise five percent or more year after year, corporate IP managers, such as Chief

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Confessions of a \”Recovering Patent Attorney\” and Why I Have Joined the Growing Ranks of IP Strategists

I often facetiously refer to myself as a \”recovering patent attorney.\” This somewhat tongue-in-cheek phrase seems appropriate to my present

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Patent Monetization Can be a New Source of Revenue for Your Company: Make Sure You Know the Critical Steps for Success

As corporate revenues continue decreasing as a result of consumer and corporation belt-tightening, many businesses now seek to extract revenue

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If Your Company is Not Capturing IP-Related Tax Savings You are Likely Leaving Significant Money on the Table

I recently heard a group of tax experts spoke about issues related to intellectual property (\”IP\”), and since then I

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You Paid WHAT for that Patent?! or How the Choice of Patent Law Services at Many Companies is Like the Vice Presidential Wardrobe Selection Process

The recent hullabaloo regarding Sarah Palin\’s \”gold plated\” wardrobe from Saks and Neiman Marcus got me thinking about how many

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Taking a Disciplined Approach to Protecting Innovation Investment Allows You to Reduce Legal Spends While Still Obtaining Necessary Patent Rights

This week, I am intrigued by what appears to be a recent convergence of reporting and blogging about the state

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CEO\’s and Corporate Managers: Develop an Engaged Knowledge of Your Company\’s Intellectual Assets to Stop Leaving Corporate Asset Value on the Table

More than 70 % of corporate value today lies in the form of intangible assets, much of which are in

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Learning from Microsoft\’s Hard Trademark Lesson: Your Company Needs a Multi-Faceted IP Strategy

This New York Times article entitled \”A New Battle is Beginning in Branding of the Web\” demonstrates that companies such

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