Patent Strategy

Using Patent Landscaping Analytics to Improve the Quality of M & A Decisions: A Review of Cox Enterprises\’ $300 Million Purchase of Adify

Many companies today enter new product or technology markets through acquisition. However, this is far from a sure-fire plan for […]

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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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How to Prevent IP Ownership Issues When A Corporate Strategic Alliance, Joint Venture or Open Innovation Project Fails

Technology-focused collaborations form a foundation of today\’s corporate planning strategies. Such collaborations can be in the form of strategic alliances,

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Response to WSJ Online Article: What Business Owners Should Know About NOT Patenting

Today, the Wall Street Journal Online published an article entitled \”What Business Owners Should Know About Patenting\”. In this article,

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The Problem with Patent Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions and How to Fix It

As a business or investment professional involved in mergers and acquisitions (\”M & A\”), are you conducting patent due diligence

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Technology Start-up Entrepreneurs and CEO\’s: If Your Goal is Investment or Acquisition by a Big Company, You are Probably Patenting the Wrong Things

Do you treat your patents as a fence or a tollbooth? If you wish for your start-up technology company to

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Recent BusinessWeek Article Confirms that Energy Innovation is Rampant: Why These Innovations Should be Patented

This current BusinessWeek article entitled \”The Real Question: Should Oil be Cheap?\” confirms that innovations directed toward energy savings are

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