Creative Vigilantes: Magicians, Chefs, And Stand-up Comics Protect Their Creations Without The Law
Daniel B. SmithJournalist and author of Muses, Madmen and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Insanity, New York, NY, USA Last February, Joe Rogan, the beefy host of the gross-out extravaganza “Fear Factor,” got on the stage at the Los Angeles club The Comedy Store and unleashed a tirade against the comedian Carlos Mencia, […]
Licensing In China: The New Anti-Monopoly Law, The Abuse Of IP Rights And Trade Tensions
Paul JonesJones & Co., Principal, Toronto, Canada The People’s Republic of China represents almost one-quarter of the world’s population, and it has one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Any international licensing strategy cannot afford to simply ignore such a market. But for most licensors, whose international experience is primarily in countries with developed legal […]
Using Academic License Agreements To Promote Global Social Responsibility
Ashley J. StevensTechnology Transfer, Office of Technology Development of Boston University, Executive Director, Boston, MA, USA April E. EffortTechnology Transfer, Office of Technology Development of Boston University, Licensing Associate, Boston, MA, USA The impetus to use academic innovations to enhance peoples’ lives in the developing world, which we term promoting Global Social Responsibility or “GSR,” […]
Innovation Executives: Pioneering The Future
Douglas GrahamManaging Director, Open Innovation Society, New York, NY, USA Innovation executives are emerging in executive suites throughout the world and in addition many nations are appointing ‘Ministers of Innovation’. This is due to increasing recognition of the importance of innovation to future shareholder value as well as concerns related to protecting their IP from […]
Book Review: International Licensing And Technology Transfer: Practice And The Law — Volume 1
John T. RamsayQ.C., Partner, Gowling LaFleur Henderson, LLP Barristers & Solicitors, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This book will serve as an excellent resource for licensing practitioners. Although it is international in scope, it will still be useful for practitioners who only license domestically. By the highlighting of the differences so succinctly, the reader can better understand […]
The 4M Framework For How University Innovations Get Commercialized, And Corresponding Ways To Optimize University IP Policies And Practices
Michael CohenUC Berkley, Office of Intellectual Property & Industry Alliances, Director, Acting, Berkley, CA, USA Overview Universities establish policies and practice for managing their intellectual property (IP) in order to achieve a variety of objectives—one of which is typically the fast, broad, commercialization of university developed innovations for the purpose of (a) benefiting society and […]
Keeping The Lid On Pandora’s Box: A Practical Guide To Licensing Copyright For R&D Purposes In The UK
Helen V. WaughITI Energy, IP Analyst, Aberdeen, Scotland 1. Introduction In the age of the knowledge economy, copyright licensing remains at the heart of any intellectual asset management strategy—whether in a corporate or research environment. However, very few practical guides to copyright licensing are available. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to assist those […]
Present Choices For The Future Of Energy
Sergio TrindadeInternational Fuel Technology, Inc., Director, Science and Technology, Scarsdale, NY, USA The following remarks were presented by Sergio Trindade at the LES (USA & Canada) and LESI Spring Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on May 7, 2008 in a Mini-Plenary: Choices, Choices and More Choices for Fuels in the Future. The best choice for the […]
Technology, Management And Licensing In The Automobile Industry Of Japan
Dr. Yoshiaki YahagiToyota Central R&D Labs, General Manager, Intellectual Property Division Aichi-ken, Nagakute-cho, Japan Masahiro EzakiTOYOTA Technical Development Corporation, Managing Director Hanamoto-cho, Toyota, Aichi, Japan 1. The Current Automobile Industry According to a report issued by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for 2004 concerning survival of the automobile industry (see Figure 1), […]
Royalty Audit Checklist
Ray I. ThrockmortonAmicour International, Executive Vice President, Lafayette, IN, USA Is recapture of unpaid royalties worth the effort and expense involved in an audit? Is there a certain percentage of revenue at which the licensee pays for the cost of the audit? What are the areas of greatest payoff in an audit? These and other […]