Russian Patent Law Considerations For Business – Part I, Part II & Part III
R. Page HellerNat’l University of Sci.& Tech., MISiS and Hope Creek This is Part I of a three part series on Russian patent law. It is a summary of Russian patent law prepared for use in business transactions dealing with intellectual property. It is not intended to be a legal reference for the subject. It […]
Impact Of Collaborative Innovation On IP And Future Trends In IP
Ali JazairyWorld Intellectual Property Organization We are entering a time when many organizations and individuals can be effective at participating in the innovation process. Innovation was used to keep people out, now it is used to invite people in. For this reason, WIPO recommends the development of collaborative networks for innovation through innovation platforms. The […]
What Is The Real Value In Real Options?
David WanetickIncreMental Advantage Whether you realize it or not, you are a practitioner of real options analysis.Real options analysis is an attempt to quantify the value of future, ancillary opportunities that derive from undertaking a given course of action. These opportunities may arise from serendipitous discovery of something of value. For instance, while setting out […]
International Transfer Of Technology: The Brazilian Paradox
Juliana L. B. ViegasTrench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados Developed and developing nations around the world have been concerned, for several decades, with technological innovation. Laws have been enacted in many countries to stimulate innovation within the academic environment and in the business world, and to build bridges between universities and private enterprises to bring such […]
Component-Based Software, Patents & Open Source: A Guide Through The Bermuda Triangle
Thibault BouvierNovagraaf With commercial success come friends and enemies you didn’t know you had. But everything is relative. Success, failure, friends or enemies depend on who you are (industry, university, start-up) and on your business model. Dealing with software, commercial success comes with a product that contains (embedded) software or with software on a support […]
Chris J. Katopis named as Executive Director
At the Spring 2012 International Management and Delegates Meeting in Auckland, a decision was made to recruit and retain our first senior level Executive Director. Chris J. Katopis has now accepted this newly created position. The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) continues to grow as an organization, furthering its mission and support to its 32 […]
LESI Annual Report — President’s Message
The 2011-2012 Society year witnessed significant transformational growth for LESI as an organization. A short report of the major initiatives completed through the hard work of the LESI Board, its Committees and National Socieites follows. The 2011-2012 Society year witnessed significant transformational growth for LESI as an organization. A short report of the major initiatives […]
Award-winning Backpack Beds to help Auckland’s homeless
Eighty award-winning Backpack Beds are being donated to the Auckland City Mission this week on behalf of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) whose Auckland conference attendees in April raised the funds for the Backpack Beds. 1 July 2012 Many of Auckland’s homeless will sleep better this winter thanks to an innovative donation received by […]
LES Life Sciences Webcasts Now Available
Learn more about the future direction of the Life Sciences industry in the U.S. by accessing key sessions from the 2012 LES (USA & Canada) Spring Meeting. Learn more about the future direction of the Life Sciences industry in the U.S. by accessing these key sessions from the 2012 LES (USA & Canada) Spring Meeting: […]
Over 1,000 Industry Leaders to Attend Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada) Annual Meeting October 14-17 in Toronto to Stay Current Amid the IP Evolution
Hot Topics: Eric Topol on Convergence of Life Sciences and High Tech; Top Judges Assess Patent Environments and Reforms; Is There a Patent Bubble? AIA and Prometheus; Freedom to Operate; IP’s Role in Rebuilding Economies Hot Topics: Eric Topol on Convergence of Life Sciences and High Tech; Top Judges Assess Patent Environments and Reforms; Is […]
