Innovation Strategy

Patent Information is a Necessary Calibration Tool: How the Pilgrims\’ Journey is a Metaphor for the Innovation Process

Regular readers of this blog will recognize that I am a strong advocate of the use of patent information in […]

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Innovation Professionals–Take Charge of Patents to Ensure ROI of Your Efforts (includes a case study)

Recently, I have been spending considerable time working with innovation professionals to demonstrate the value-creation opportunities available by embracing IP

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Success in Innovation Requires IP Counseling on the Front End: Here\’s How to Make it Happen

The 2009 Open Innovation Summit was held in Orlando two weeks ago.  The event was attended by corporate practitioners of

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The NY Times is Wrong: Patent Auctions Do Not Provide Indendent Inventors with \”Protection\”

Patent auctions will do little to help independent inventors sell their patents Those seeking ways to generate revenue from their

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IP Quality Must be a Key Feature in Any Financial Product Based on IP Assets

Neil Wilkof of the great IP Finance blog brought up a couple of interesting issues in his latest blog post

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Improve Your Chances of Obtaining a Patent at a Reasonable Cost and Time by Demonstrating the \”Wow Factor\” in the Application

A strong majority of people seeking patent protection to protect their products or technology leave the details the drafting process

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Want to Obtain Patents to Protect You from Competitors Knocking Off Your Innovative Products or Technology? It\’s Easy-Don\’t Be \”Selfish\”

Recently the CEO of a start-up asked me for the most important advice I could give before she filed a

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The \”Dirty Little Secret of Patents\” is that Most are Worthless to Their Owners. Here is Why.

Notwithstanding the vast corporate and entrepreneurial resources expended each year to file, prosecute, manage and maintain patents, a significant majority

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