The Clear Decision In Uniloc Needs Clarification
Drew E. VothAlvarez & Marsal Valuation Services, LLC Kathleen PetrichGraham & Dunn PC Much has been written about the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal’s (“CAFC”) decision in the Uniloc case eviscerating the 25% Rule, but relatively little about the equally eyebrow-raising decision relating to the Entire Market Value Rule.
Technology Transfer’s Twenty-Five Percent Rule
Ashley J. StevensBoston University Kosuke KatoOsaka University Mindful that nature abhors a vacuum, we wish to fill this gap by proposing a new 25% rule, technology transfer’s 25% rule. Technology Transfer’s 25% Rule states that:Technology transfer programs only succeed in commercializing twenty five percent of the invention disclosures they receive.
Achieving Breakthrough Innovation And Adjacent Space Growth Through Collaborative Innovation
Gene SlowinskiRutgers University Business School and Alliance Management Group Matthew W. SagalAlliance Management Group Collaborative Innovation (CI) enables firms to access resources needed for growth in all three of its forms: incremental growth, breakthrough innovation growth, and adjacent space growth. Collaborative Innovation for incremental growth employs familiar technology in existing market spaces, often using established […]
Boom Or Bust—How To Structure Technology Transfer For Success
Brian CummingsThe Ohio State University Rosemarie TrumanRHT Consulting LLC The nation’s investment in innovation and knowledge transfer has long been a critical factor in maintaining the nation’s global economic competitiveness. The knowledge gained through University and government research has helped develop industries and companies that are world leaders in nearly every area and is a […]
Innovation For Growth: The Challenge Of Sustained Growth And The Increasingly Important Role Of Innovation Enablers
Nitin ChaudharyEvalueserve Pvt, Ltd. Neeraj KathuriaEvalueserve Pvt, Ltd. BM was a hardware behemoth in the early nineties. Today, only 20 percent of IBM’s business comes from its famed hardware unit. In the last two decades, it has made a conscious attempt to transform itself into a “solutions consulting company.” The transformation came at a time […]
If The Sky Were The Limit, What Would You Do In Technology Transfer?
Gary KellerXomix Ltd. Fizie HaleemMontgomery County, Maryland Department of Economic Development (DED) Steven FergusonNational Institutes of Health Al JordanNasa Marshall Space Flight Center Cheryl CejkaPacific Northwest National Laboratory Today we operate in a competitive global knowledge economy in which intangible assets are becoming an increasing determination of value. The federal laboratories are the research and […]
Decompose And Adjust Patent Sales Prices For Patent Portfolio Valuation
Jiaqing “Jack” LuApplied Economics Consulting Group, Inc., Shortly after the Nortel transaction and Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility in the summer of 2011, some industry observers quickly warned us that patent market was a bubble.1 The debate over the patent bubble has been going on since then.2 Some were saying that the patent bubble has […]
Recent U.S. Court Decisions And Developments Affecting Licensing
John C. PaulFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP D. Brian Kacedon,Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP When drafting a patent license agreement, licensors often want to include provisions prohibiting the licensee from challenging the validity of the patents involved or shifting the burden of proof for infringement, requiring that the licensee prove noninfringement. […]
2012 Global BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey
The 2012 Global BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey was released making in-depth data summaries and analyses of transactions in the life sciences and health care sectors available online exclusively to LES and LESI members worldwide. The 2012 Global BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey was released December 6, 2012 making in-depth data summaries […]
Joint Ownership Of IP Around The World
Sun KimMCM/Sungjoo Group Vera LiptonIP Australia The change of the global environment has created situations where collaboration of two or more people in research, development or creating an invention has become increasingly common. It may sound fair and simple that such “joint” collaborative development outcome should be “jointly owned” between the parties. In practice, joint […]
