A New Era For Design And Copyright In Italy
Massimiliano PatriniPavia e Ansaldo Studio Legale, Lawyer Milan, Italy Design is one of the most important industrial assets of the Italian modern economy. From fashion to furniture, the role played by the design is critical and creates occupation and richness in our country. Despite the huge relevance of the “design industry,” Italy has delayed for […]
Book Review: “Making Innovation Pay: People Who Turn IP Into Shareholder Value”
John T. RamsayQ.C. Bruce Berman has produced another stimulating collection of essays on Intellectual Property Management following on his previous book From Ideas to Assets Investing Wisely in Intellectual Property.
Mediation in France
Marion BarbierHead of Litigation Practice, Bird & Bird, Paris, France Paule Drouault-GardratHead of Life Sciences Practice, Bird & Bird, Paris, France The Act which officially provides for the possibility in France for the parties to any form of litigation to try to settle their case through mediation (articles 131-1 and following of the Civil Code […]
Patents and Licensing As Metrics Of Technology Transfer: An Example From Clean Technology
Mark V. MullerSchwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., Shareholder San Antonio, TX, USA Annemarie MeikeLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Business Development Executive Livermore, CA, USA Surely developing countries are called such because they are evolving and developing infrastructure. One would imagine that taking on a patent prosecution and protection infrastructure, which is required for a licensee and […]
Software IA In The Cloud — Part 2: Records and Databases
Dwight OlsonV3Data, Principal, San Diego, CA, USA;Chair, LESI IP Valuation Committee Cloud computing “lets” the service provider mine data, but how do we deal with ownership, recovery, control and value propositions. Cloud computing only makes these issues more complex with loss of direct physical access over the data. We need to think clearly about the […]
Patent Infringement Risk Exposure Analysis
Fadi MicaelianIntellectual Ventures, Portfolio Architect MountainView, CA, USA Matt HueyIntellectual Ventures, Intern, Santa Clara, CA, USA Richard SchankIntellectual Ventures, Head, Pricing and Portfolio Analytics, Mountain View, CA, USA Sanjay PrasadIntellectual Ventures, Client Account Executive, Mountain View, CA, USA This paper analyses a company’s overall exposure to patent infringement actions. While companies currently assess their risk […]
Recent U.S. Decisions And Developments Affecting Licensing
Brian BrunsvoldFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Attorney, Washington, D.C., USA John C. PaulFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Attorney, Washington, D.C., USA BAYH-DOLE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY GRANT UNIVERSITIES OWNERSHIP OF FEDERALLY FUNDED INVENTIONS OF THEIR EMPLOYEESThe ownership of patents rights developed with federal funding at small businesses and universities is dictated by […]
The LES Foundation Invites Graduate Students across the Globe to Register Today for its 2012 Business Plan Competition!
The Licensing Executives Society Foundation, officially kicked off registration for its 2012 International Graduate Student Business Plan Competition. WASHINGTON, November 16, 2011 – Today, the Licensing Executives Society Foundation, in cooperation with the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada) and the Licensing Executives Society International, officially kicked off registration for its 2012 International Graduate Student Business […]
LESI Announces the 2011-2012 Board of Directors
LES International Board of Delegates Announces the 2011-2012 Board of Directors. President: James E. Malackowski President Elect: Kevin Nachtrab Past President: Alan Lewis Treasurer: James Sobieraj Secretary: John Walker Joint Counsels: Jean-Christophe TrousselFrancois Painchaud Vice Presidents: Arnaud MichelPaul GermeraadPatricia BunyeHector Chagoya
A Review Of The Global BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rates And Deal Terms Survey: Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. And Canada), Inc. And Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
James A. McCarthyCLP Head of Corporate Development, Asklepion Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland Ben BonifantPractice Area Leader Campbell Alliance, Raleigh, NC, USA Licensing thrives within the life sciences industry. Each year, thousands of transactions transferring intellectual property rights are negotiated among hundreds of parties. These deals support a system in which organizations with vastly different resources, […]
