Increase value with IP

Intellectual Property assets can be used in many ways and for many purposes.  Something of strategic value to one company may be useless to another.  We work closely with clients to understand value creation in their context and to use intellectual property to enhance value for them.  Typically this results in the intellectual property itself becoming more valuable, and sometimes it does not. 

Some examples of increasing value with IP include:

• Creating a simplified and scalable licensing program to capture realistic value from a large number of small-time would-be infringers.
• Gaining remuneration from IP, and access to IP from other entities, through cross-licensing, investment, and sales.
• Using IP to open doors and build profitable relationships with partners.
• Monitoring for and stopping all infringing activity as it starts.

Insights about increasing value with IP

IP Update: Rubiks 3D marks gone, Pixel 7 infringes SEP, Trump patent value tax and UPC jurisdiction

European Patents – do applicants have to amend the description to match the allowed claims? Finally there is a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G1/25) to sort out this conflict between the EPO guidance and the Board of Appeal. The Unified Patent Court…

IP Update: IPR is tough for older patents, EU Colour marks, Tesla final appeal in UK on FRAND, EPO prior art clarified

EPO enlarged board of appeal rules that non-reproducible commercial products are prior art when assessing novelty and inventive step. A product put on the market before the filing date of a European patent application cannot be excluded from the state of the art solely because its…

IP Update: shoe surgery, don’t wait to IPR and $218m verdict reversed with loss of patents

Nike settles trade mark dispute with “Shoe Surgeon” Dominic Ciambrone over his high end customised shoes. He’s apparently allowed limited customization with removal of any Nike IP. StupidDope; SGB Media; hypebeast; USPTO (Acting) Director comes up with a new way to deny Inter Partes Review…

AI & IP – a brief update

Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting many facets of intellectual property law and practice. We have to keep in mind both the challenges AI presents and the opportunities it creates for innovators and legal professionals. Copyright and AI: The US Copyright Office has released reports examining…

Boost Business Value with Intellectual Property

How can you use intellectual property to attract a high valuation and strong investment? Here are a some things to think about: To supercharge all of this, fully integrate your IP efforts into your business. So for example, add regulatory, contractual, and other protections to…

Business transformation and intellectual property

Here are some thoughts on intellectual property if you’re about to go through a business transformation:

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