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The Philips formula
Intellectual property has always been important to Philips, the Dutch
electronics multinational. But under the inspirational leadership of Ruud Peters,
the company’s IP & Standards business group has scaled new heights
The ins and outs of licensing
Are we ready for a world where all
business relationships begin to look
like licensing transactions?
The journey is the reward
The International Organisation for
Standardisation is seeking views on
the establishment of a standard for
valuing patents. The move should
be welcomed
EPC 2000 in practice
On 13th December 2007 the
European Patent Convention 2000
came into force in all contracting
states, extensively changing the
original convention
Intelligent re-design
With some predicting recession for
2008, it is time to speak out about
the value that IP can bring
Restless natives
There are more ways to make
money from IP rights than ever
before. The key is knowing which
one works for you
Shareholders none the wiser as SFAS 141 has a minimal impact
The major accounting initiative designed to improve the reporting of
intangible value in the US was supposed to bring greater clarity. But a new
study shows that SFAS 141, like IFRS 3, has failed to live up to the hype
Meet the middlemen
Over recent years a number of new business models for making money out
of IP have emerged and along with them have come the IP intermediaries.
They may not be universally loved, but they show no signs of going away.
In fact, we can expect to see many more evolve
Inside the antitrust maze
There is more competition and antitrust scrutiny of IP owners than ever before. And it is only going to get more intense
Shooting the patent divestiture rapids
Building a successful and sustainable patent divestiture programme
requires embracing the key decision points through which a corporate
organisation must work
The case for a balanced approach to patent exhaustion
Over the last few years, the US Supreme Court has heard a number of
major patent cases. As 2008 gets underway it is due to decide another that
could have a significant impact on the issue of exhaustion
Rising prices and changing strategies
The patent brokerage business has experienced a lift-off over the last five
years, driven mainly by the activities of Intellectual Ventures. But although
many more deals are now being done, its future still lies largely in the
hands of this bold and mysterious operation
Patent value 2007: settling in, settling down
It is hard to identify many clear winners and losers in the US patent
litigation stakes 2007; although Vonage will be pleased that the year
is over and it is still in business
A new kind of online marketplace for IP
A group of IP stakeholders has got together to form Open-IP Consortium,
a standards-based, online patent exchange
Keeping up with changing times
Elizabeth Bevier, of Thomson
Scientific IP Management Services,
looks at portfolio management
requirements in the wake of USPTO
rule changes
CIPOs must be at the centre of the business if they are to thrive
Sir: In previous issues of IAM
you have discussed what makes
a good chief intellectual property
officer ( IAM 25, pages 31 to 36;
IAM 26, pages 8 to 10). We
have found that the most
successful heads of IP often
organise themselves in a
different way from others.
Reality bites as EPO fees go up and Council approves major review
An exclusive interview
with IAMreveals that the
new president of the EPO
is determined to tackle
the problems the office
faces both internally and
externally. It will be a
tough task