“Orphan IP” is intellectual property which has not been commercialised. Usually relating to patents and know-how (confidential information) in the technology transfer area, it has been the subject of many and...

A corporate IP strategy is the overall strategy for the entity in relation to intellectual property.  Here are 5 things to include in a corporate IP strategy.  1 – Corporate milestones...

How closely does your intellectual property track record mirror what you had planned to do? (Ok, this is for those companies which actually have an IP strategic plan.) Tracking and comparing...

If you believe the buzz, “Open Innovation” is increasingly the creativity engine for global innovation. The idea is to out source and collaborate as much as possible to increase the creative...

Can large companies create truly game changing innovation or is it just too hard for large companies? and what does this mean for patent strategy? Andy Grove recently wrote about how...

Michael Pierantozzi had a great post recently over at TheGathering2 in which he called for companies to disclose IP transaction data in order to increase transparency in the market for intellectual...

Here are the top 5 intellectual property audit mistakes I have seen lately: Getting the wrong people to do it – usually external attorneys with little practical, commercial experience of what...

In the latest HBS Ideacast, Harvardbusiness.org’s Paul Michelman talks with Danny Ertel, co-author of The Point of the Deal: How to Negotiate When Yes Is Not Enough. The basic point is...

Regular IP portfolio analysis will give you the opportunity to ensure that your IP achieves the goals it is supposed to. Goals? Yes – there should be a specific goal for...

In this new article I discuss IP Strategy with Deepak Somaya, Assistant Professor at the R. H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. I caught up with Deepak on...