Corporate IP Managers: There are Bargains Galore Available at Some of the Most Prestigious Law Firms
With corporate legal budgets being cut more than 10% in 2009 it might seem like challenging times to manage a […]
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Everything\’s Negotiable: How Corporations Can Drastically Reduce Their IP Legal Costs without Sacrificing IP Quality
Corporate legal managers and the business teams they support complain seemingly constantly about outside counsel expense, and intellectual property (\”IP\”)
Is There an Emerging Business Model for IP Lawyers\’ Owning So-Called \”Patent Trolls\”? Only Until Their Corporate Clients Find Out.
Dennis Crouch of The PatentlyO blog recently posted an intriguing tidbit about about well-known IP attorneys Carl Moore (Of counsel
Patent Attorneys Can Create Value-Added Services for Their Clients by Assisting with Open Innovation Efforts
As someone who assists corporations and entrepreneurs in monetizing their patents, I am continuously on the lookout for potential technology
Scott Garrison Guest Posting: A True Story of Wasted IP Assets & Why a Chief IP Officer Could Have Stopped the Loss
NOTE TO READERS: Since I am on vacation this week (well, sort of), I have asked my friend Scott Garrison
Confessions of a Reluctant Convert to Electronic Patent File Management Systems & Why I Am Now a True Believer
For many years, vendors of office automation systems expended considerable effort trying to convince corporate and law firm patent attorneys
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
Without Disruptive Innovation, Many IP Law Firms are Destined to Meet the Same Fate as Buggy Whip Manufacturers
A possible upside to the recent economic downturn is that many previously accepted business models are being revealed as in
What is an IP Strategist? A Lawyer Who is Not Afraid to Say No
As a self-described \”Recovering Patent Lawyer,\” I am now effectively an outside observer of the way the patent business is
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Do You Know Your Company Needs Strategic In-House IP Counsel, But Think You Can\’t Afford It? One Company\’s Solution is Hiring Part-Time Counsel
Analysts say that the current economic downturn will likely last at least until early 2010. While this no doubt seems