Implementing a Successful Licensing Strategy in an Age of Efficient Infringement
Efficient infringement is a business calculation whereby technology implementers decide it will be cheaper to use patented technology without paying than to license and pay... Read More
A Holistic Approach to Patent Strategy for C-Suite Executives
A Google search of the term ‘patent strategy’ returns no fewer than 123 million references. Unfortunately, the term patent strategy is as misunderstood as it... Read More
Jurassic Patents: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Life Science Innovation
“Jurassic patents” explores the possibility of patenting discoveries and inventions based on nature – including revived dinosaurs and other extinct species. But the life science,... Read More
International Trademark Rights: Best Practices for a Trademark Global Presence
The World Intellectual Property Organization estimates that more than a third of the value of manufactured products sold around the world comes from “intangible capital”,... Read More
Law and Economics of Calculating Patent Damages
The fight over damages at the conclusion of a patent infringement trial is always contested, and one issue lost can easily skew the math dramatically.... Read More
Intangible Assets and IP Rights: Do They Matter for Valuation and Success?
Intangible assets, comprised mostly of IP, represent 85% or more of the value of S&P 500 companies. Still, IP typically escapes the balance sheet and... Read More
The Growing Importance of Trade Secrets at the ITC
With a weakened U.S. patent system, trade secrets continue to increase in value and the availability of injunctive relief in the form of exclusion orders makes the venue quite attractive. This panel will discuss the growing importance of trade secrets at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
SEPs: The Changing Global Landscape
This panel at IPWatchdog LIVE will explore what we know about how the Biden Administration is likely to handle SEPs from both a patent and antitrust perspective, the changing face of patent litigation in Germany and what this all means for global enforcement and licensing, and other pressing issues.
Moving Beyond Words: Solutions for Closing the Gender Gap
Gloria Steinem wrote Moving Beyond Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking Boundaries of Gender in 1994. Steinem was an iconic figure in a movement that... Read More
Professional Responsibility and Practice Before the USPTO
This one-hour ethics presentation will cover the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Rules of Professional Conduct. Specifically, the presentation will discuss: (1) Rules... Read More