Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
By Duncan Bucknell It’s been widely said (and attributed to Peter Drucker), that culture eats strategy for breakfast. Whilst Mark Fields made that particular phrase popular, Drucker definitely made it...
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Geoffrey the $500M Giraffe
By Sebastian Custodia The Toys “R“ Us bankruptcy has been in the news over the last year. The company’s downfall has been well documented, and the unfortunate fate of the brand that has been ubiquitous...
View ArticleDeception and IP Strategy
By Duncan Bucknell An act of deception has won many a military battle – from Sun Tzu to the Trojan Horse, from Alexander the Great, Hannibal or Napolean to the Spaniards defeating the overwhelmingly...
View ArticleBetter Patent Services for Innovators: Patentability Reviews
By Jackie Hutter Patent professionals can do a better job providing patentability review, or “opinion,” services for innovators. As most readers would recognize, a patentability review assesses whether...
View ArticleIP Tips for Startups
By Mary Juetten Startups and their founders have a lot on their plates and a lot of issues that loudly announce themselves as front-of-mind. You need to hire the right people — can’t hope to grow...
View ArticleIP Holding Companies – Trade Secrets and Trade Secret Asset Management
By Donal O’Connell Introduction: An IP Holding Company exists to hold intellectual property on behalf of one or more other companies but does not necessarily manufacture products or supply services...
View ArticleEngaging Patent Brokers
By David Wanetick Suppose you wish to sell your house. Since you seek to sell your house “as-is”, you want to minimize your investment in the selling process and elect not to spruce up your house. To...
View ArticleWhy You (Probably) Can’t Sell or License Your Patent
By Jackie Hutter Potential clients frequently ask if they can successfully sell or license their patents; unfortunately, the answer is, far more often than not, “no.” Be it a cultural construct of...
View Article“Know-go” – negative know-how that can be protected as a trade secret is...
By Bruce Berman Thomas Edison famously said: “I have not failed. I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” After hundreds of experiments with different materials for a long-lasting light...
View ArticleTrade Secret Theft in China
By David Cohen and Donal O’Connell The headlines: “China national charged with stealing trade secrets” – U.S. Justice Department “Chinese battery expert is charged with stealing trade secrets from US...
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