Posts Tagged: technology
Don’t Be Fooled by His Patent Purge: Elon Musk is Just Another Hypocritical Tech Billionaire
In 2014, Elon Musk made Tesla’s patents available for anyone to use for free, stating that “technology leadership is not defined by patents.” Earlier this month, Musk …
U.S. Cannabis Inventions on the Rise As Legal Marijuana Market Grows
The shifting status of marijuana from an illegal controlled substance to regulated medicinal product to, in some jurisdictions, legalized recreational activity has created a market that promises …
If We Don’t Develop Best Practices Ourselves, the Government Will
I recently delivered a keynote address at a special session of the AUTM Annual Meeting, where the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) released its new University Technology …
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 15
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the USPTO appoints a new Chief Information Officer; Apple uses Qualcomm chips in Germany while American professors urge the ITC to …
IP and Innovation on Capitol Hill: Week of February 11
This week on Capitol Hill, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has planned a number of hearings on climate change and antitrust matters, especially where the T-Mobile/Sprint …
Anatomy of a Valuable Patent: Building on the Structural Uniqueness of an Invention
From a conceptual standpoint, it would seem logical to assume that writing text to describe a particular invention ought to be easy for the inventor of that …
Standard Essential Patents: The Myths and Realities of Standard Implementation
Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) are patents that are unavoidable for the implementation of a standardized technology. They represent core, pioneering innovation that entire industries will build upon. …
Other Barks & Bites: IP News to Watch, February 1, 2019
This week in Other Barks & Bites: Huawei is in hot water with both the U.S. and UK governments, while Qualcomm has just completed a new patent …
IBM: Patent Troll Problem is ‘Just Noise’ Post-America Invents Act
This marks Part III of my four-part interview with IBM discussing the state of innovation and the U.S. patent system from the standpoint of a company …
IBM Tops Patent Charts (Again) with 9,100 U.S. Patents in 2018
As it has for the past quarter century, IBM today topped the charts for U.S. patent holders, with 9,100 patents granted in 2018. This is the 26th consecutive …
The Administration’s Draft ROI Report: A Promising Roadmap for Accelerating Tech Transfer
After months of anticipation, the just released draft paper Return on Investment Initiative to Advance the President's Management Agenda: Unleashing American Innovation signals that the Administration is …
Protection Strategies for Growth-Phase Companies
When it comes to the IP rights of your competitors, what you don’t know can hurt you. As your company brings new products to the marketplace, …
Protecting IP Builds Confidence and Encourages Investment in the Future
Protecting IP means securing a portion of a $1.2 trillion industry and the 29 million jobs created directly and indirectly by the mobile connectivity ecosystem. As companies like InterDigital …
Protecting Innovation During the 3D Revolution
Innovators often face the question of how to best protect their new ideas. Patents immediately come to mind for new products and processes. However, copyright protection should …
How Intellectual Property Informs the Investment in a Private Equity Transaction
Technology and intellectual property (IP) have become vital components to virtually every business in all industries as they often drive the value and efficiencies of a business …
