Research by intellectual capital firm Ocean Tomo shows that, on average, 80% of a company’s value comes from intangible assets, and that patented technology makes up a significant portion of this …
5 Search Methods to Improve IP Portfolio Management
Successfully managing your organization’s intellectual property requires more than just unleashing analysts and lawyers on public patent databases. Advanced patent portfolio management involves five distinct search methods, each of which …
3 Reasons for Early-Stage Companies to Prepare Their IP
Managing Intellectual property (IP) is not only confusing if you are a new company, but can also be intimidating. You have ideas in front of you, but how do you …
What Are the Benefits of Publishing Prior Art?
Defensive publishing is a cost-effective method to protect technology without applying for patents. Publishing documents that establish your innovation as “prior art” in the public domain can decrease unnecessary patent …
How Defensive Publishing Strengthens Your Patent Portfolio
Since the early 1980s, the number of patents granted on software-based inventions has increased by 1,900%, resulting in approximately 40,000 software-related patents issued annually. The frenzy behind this software patent glut …
3 Core Elements of Intellectual Property Strategy
Intellectual property (IP) assets have become the currency of business, used not just to protect technology rights, but also to gain competitive advantage and drive new revenue opportunities. In many …