Profit And Common Good: Friend Or Foe In Technology Transfer?
Lukas Madl Many Technology Transfer Organizations have been implemented around the world in recent years. What is their purpose? Usually a dual scope is defined, namely to increase economic value and social value by ensuring the fullest use of the R&D results. This raises some essential questions. Does society per se benefit from an accelerated […]
Invention Licensing Agreement: Belarusian Version
Darya LandoVeranika Shypits Making a license agreement for an invention allows the patentee not only to exercise his exclusive rights to this subject of industrial property, but also to find an optimal way of profit earning. In the Republic of Belarus any natural or legal person interested in use of the invention must conclude an […]
Patent Application Prioritization And Resource Allocation Strategy
Kelce S. WilsonClaudia Tapia Garcia A single page, poster style chart accompanies this article, and provides an “at-a-glance” overview of a suggested strategy for prioritizing patent application efforts and resources. The chart, along with this explanation, incorporates the philosophy that a one-size-fits-all process for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) is far from ideal. Instead, what is […]
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Intangible Assets Valuation By License Market And Stock Market: Cross-Industry Analysis based on Royalty Rate and Tobin’s q
Jiaqing “Jack” Lu There has been no previous research on the link between the license market and the stock market. Are the two markets integrated or coupled such that the valuation of the same portfolio of intangible assets is consistent across markets? This study tries to fill the research gap. Based on the data of […]
Accessibility Of The LES Experience
Ronald GrudzieckiPresident, LES Internationalz We are off to a significant start to attaining our goals this year. A full-time LESI administrative assistant has been hired (Stephanie Silverstein). Stephanie has started and attended our Winter Planning Meeting in Miami, January 18 and 19. We welcome her to our organization and look forward to working with her […]
Moving Forward With Section 337
Dennis FernandezManaging Partner, Fernandez & Associates, LLP, Menlo Park, CA, USA Hogene ChoiceFernandez & Associates, LLP, Menlo Park, CA, USA Section 337 is one of the most powerful weapons that a U.S. patent-holder can wield against patent-infringing imports. Section 337 investigations can be initiated at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for all patent infringing […]
Review Of Key Clauses In University or Biotechnology Industry Licensing Agreements
Shinae Kim-HelmsPatent Attorney, Intellectual Property Law Group, LLP, San Jose, CA, USA Universities produce a large amount of inventions every year and are a useful source of intellectual property. More companies are realizing the importance of gaining access to this source of intellectual property through technology transfer. To reduce any likely disputes stemming from poorly […]
Patent Valuation Techniques
David DrewsDirector, Consor Intellectual Asset Management, La Jolla, CA, USA There is no question that patents have become one of the leading drivers of wealth generation in the global business community. When managed properly, they serve to protect a firm’s business strategy by erecting formidable barriers to entry. They also prevent existing competitors from profiting […]
Accelerating The Licensing Process For To Be Developed Technologies
Gus OrphanidesDirector of Licensing, Air Products & Chemicals, Allentown, PA, USA Casey PortoDirector, Technology Transfer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA Dan GleitmanDirector, Technology Ventures, Halliburton Energy Services Group, Houston, TX, USA Norma FormanekVP and General Counsel, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA Tom WilliamsDeputy Director, National Renewal Energy Laboratory, Golden, […]
