Monetizing IP During Financial Crisis: Recent developments in the world of debt finance, the economy and the resultant recession of 2008 are all challenging companies financially. However, these developments highlight new ways for companies with actual or potential intellectual property to generate income, and in some cases to recapitalize themselves.
Intellectual Property
"Intellectual property" is the legally protectable and enforceable aspects of intellectual capital, and it includes trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, right of publicity, and contracts. Increasing, intellectual property assets are becoming more valuable than the traditional physical assets such as plant, property, equipment, and cash.
Does Google’s Purchase of Motorola Suggest It Is Changing Its Strategy?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
In a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal one commentator on the world of business puzzled that Google would so violate the patent rights of their competitors with their Android mobile operating system. He mused incredulously, that Google seems to assume that their competitors in the smartphone market don’t have a right to exclude them from using their intellectual property.
Patenting Food Products and Manufacturing Processes
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Many manufacturing companies overlook the opportunity to patent aspects of their products or specialized manufacturing processes. This is especially true in the natural products industries, where unusual ingredients are often mixed together and specialized production processes are increasingly required to make food products and dietary supplement products that are acceptable to consumers. In most natural product categories, it takes substantial innovation for manufacturers to be able to produce successful functional and natural food or supplement products.
The Truth About Licensing (PDF)
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Surviving Financial Crisis with Structural Capital (PDF)
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Enhancing Profitability with Intellectual Property (PDF)
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Patents Can Protect Formulations and Processes (PDF)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Many manufacturers overlook the opportunity to patent aspects of their food products or specialised manufacturing processes. This is especially true in the natural products industries, where unusual ingredients are often mixed together and specialised production processes are increasingly required to make successful products. In most natural product categories, it takes substantial innovation for manufacturers to be able to produce successful functional and natural food products.
The Possibilities for Patenting Supplement Formulations (PDF)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Intellectual property, and in particular a patent, is critical to protecting product formulations. Patents are the ‘holy grail’ of such formulations, and if a company owns a strong patent it has a limited monopoly in the marketplace that allows it to prevent competitors from copying or otherwise trading on its recipe or formulation for the term of that patent.
Intellectual Capital and Intellectual Property
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