Management Of Innovation And Intellectual Capital: The Concept Of Three Ts For Growth And Sustainability For An Organization And A Nation
M. Rashid KhanSaudi Aramco, Leader Corporate Intellectual Assets Management, Dharan, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia Paul GermeraadIntellectual Assets, Inc., President, Saratoga, CA, USA In response to the changing needs of the company and the region, intellectual capital (IC) awareness undertaking was introduced as a new initiative in Saudi Aramco. The company is the world’s largest producer […]
LPO And The Great Recession
Alok AggarwalEvalueserve, Chairman & Co-Founder, Saratoga, CA Saragota, California, April 2010: The economic recession (the Great Recession) of 2008 and 2009 resulted in a sharp drop in international trade, impacting the entire global economy. Recent studies by BTI Consulting Group and Hildebrandt-Citi Private Bank reported that 2008 and 2009 were among the worst years for […]
European Patents Court – Economic Study
This report recommends strongly that the Presidency should proceed in its efforts to establish a unified and integrated patent litigation system for European patents and future Community patents. For conservative estimates of the relevant parameters, the economic benefits from such a system are likely to exceed the costs of the establishment and operation of the […]
European Patent Office queries aspects of EC’s Pharma enquiry report
Comments from the EPO
Editor’s Note: Evolving Marketplace for IP
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is having hearings on the “Evolving Marketplace for IP”. They got their hands on the last issue of les Nouvelles (March, 2009) and hauled me in at short notice last week to talk about the latest LES Foundation survey results on trolls. (I also snuck in a few highlights […]
Due Diligence Threads In Indian IP Laws
Rahul DuttaIntellectual Property Lab, Patent and IP Attorney, Lucknow, India Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. This [in]famous saying has a lot to offer regarding ignorance in a world where the laws are territorial, but the business is across the territorial limits. The knowledge of the laws of a territory is increasingly becoming […]
Does Upfront Payment Reduce Running Royalty Rate? Theoretical Perspectives And Empirical Analysis
by Jiaqing “Jack” LuApplied Economics Consulting Group, Inc., Sr. Economist and Director of Economic Analysis, Austin, TX Running Royalty Rate and Upfront Payment: Theory and Reality This study continues the empirical approach of royalty rate study as set in a series of papers I authored or coauthored in recent years. In these previous studies, the […]
CLP Exam Now Available at More than 400 International Test Sites
Candidates for the CLP (Certified Licensing Professional) credential can now opt to take the exam at one of more than 400 test sites worldwide. The CLP exam will be offered in 2009 in March and September. Click here to apply for the exam. You can choose an international test site during the scheduling phase of the […]
Character Merchandising: International Experience And Indian Perspective
by Raman MittalUniversity of Delhi, Associate Professor, Delhi, India Merchandising of intellectual property (IP) is the marketing technique where the goods or services are decorated and embellished with established IP with an aim that such embellishment will induce the public to buy them. A coffee mug carrying the image of Spider-man, a toy made in […]
