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Actively Manage Patents for Better ROI
A lack of time and resources often undermines the value of small and medium enterprise ('SME') and individual inventor owned patents. By placing attention and energy on their intellectual property as they do on product development, companies can dramatically increase the value derived from their IP and greatly enhance their overall success.
Strong intellectual property and wise management of it are a prerequisite for success in today's knowledge-based economy. With more than 80% of most companies' net value consisting of intangible assets, of which patents are the most notable, careful attention to developing and nurturing these valuable assets is critical. While much has been written about the trapped value of intangible assets in the Fortune 500, the same if not greater entrapment occurs in small and medium sized companies because many SMEs lack the resources to properly exploit IP. Indeed, patents are not just the domain of large companies. Small companies typically generate significantly more patents per employee than large businesses and represent 20%-30% of all active high technology U.S. patents.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.