Duncan Bucknell
Intellectual Property Strategy
Perception, and emotion drive behaviour, whether you like it or not. I was vividly reminded of this when I walked in to an accident scene not so long ago. A number...
In my experience, I have seen companies suffer loss or become embroiled in disputes because they followed improper advice from their external counsel. Some companies rely on advice from external counsel...
You do your best work when you can sit down quietly and focus on the task at hand. It’s the same with IP strategy of course. You need to focus your...
Einstein said: “life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” Similarly, with businesses and business strategy. A business that does not move forward will lose...
Murphy’s Law states that, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” I am a whole hearted believer in this. Just last week I had a computer file located on a...
On several occasions this last year, we were asked to consult on business initiatives where the groundwork on the marketing plan had already been prepared by a well-recognized and prestigious management...
I have stated often that the best simulation of IP strategy out on the market today is the 3,000 year old Chinese game of ‘Go.’ There are two key mistakes that...
The surest way not to be sued for IP infringement is to not infringe. While this does not guarantee that you will avoid some IP assertions anyway, having not actually infringed...
While recently reading a post at the excellent IAM blog about the acquisition of Core Wireless Licensing (a Luxemburg based company established by Nokia and holding 400 patents families related to...
Most of us are aware and probably agree that a reasonable portion of a company’s success lies in its ability to protect its intellectual property (IP). Conversely, the failure to protect...
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