How to Improve the Performance of M&A: Determine Whether the Target Really Provides Durable Competitive Advantage
Recently, I was asked to speak to a Georgia Tech MBA class about IP Strategy–specifically about the inter-play of IP […]
Patent Landscaping
Beware of Bogus Patent Analytics: Forward-Citation Analysis Leads to False Conclusions about Significance of Client\’s Patent
Patent application filing and issuance data can be a useful tool to extract valuable competitive business information that is \”hiding in plain
An IP Strategist\’s Economic Forecast for 2010: An Outsider\’s View and How One Can Outperform the \”Experts\”
In remembrance of the 1 year anniversary of the Financial Meltdown, Forbes.com has included me in a list of bloggers asked to
Looking for Inside Info on the Automotive Bailout and Other Business Issues? It May Be Hiding in Plain Sight in US Patent Assignment Database
One of the under-utilized aspects of available US patent data is the business information effectively \”hiding in plain sight\” in
50% of Venture Capital Investment is Lost: How Your Clients Can Improve These Odds by Using the Right Patent Analytics
THE SKINNY ON THE QUALITY OF VENTURE CAPITAL-RELATED INVESTMENT DECISIONS If you are a counselor of venture capital firms or
Think Business Cannot Predict the Future? Patent Landscape Analytics May Prove You Wrong
Regular readers of the IP Asset Maximizer Blog will recognize my previous post which provided an illustration of the predictive
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Investors Can Predict the Winners of the Alternative Energy Race: Follow the Patents
It seems that in just the last few months, reduction of US dependence on foreign oil has moved from an
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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
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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It\’s All About the Numbers: SuperCrunchers of Patent Data will Gain Competitive Advantage
A recent book entitled Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart (available at http://www.amazon.com/Super-Crunchers-Thinking-Numbers-Smart/dp/0553805401) presents an