Companies across Asia are
beginning to put much greater
emphasis on intellectual property as
a major business asset. The IPBC
China in Beijing last December
provided a forum for them to learn
more about how to develop effective
value creation strategies
The significant potential benefits
of special purpose IP holding
company vehicles should be
soberly assessed against their
inherent risks and drawbacks
Only a decade ago the world’s
leading semiconductor intellectual
property company, ARM Holdings,
had no internal patent counsel. Head
of IP Samantha Funnell explains the
challenges she faced in creating the
in-house function
Two new regulations have brought
Europe closer than ever to a
unitary patent regime. However,
the compromises that have been
deemed necessary risk creating
a patchwork system far more
complex and hostile to users than
that which it will replace
Although China became the world’s
leading patent filer in 2011, patent
quality is still a serious issue. Is the
country’s network of patent-related
policies and practices actually
contributing to these problems and
hampering innovation?
In today’s challenging economic
climate, cash-strapped companies
must increase their competitiveness
using fewer resources. Shrewd
innovation management strategies
can optimise the R&D effort – and
IP functions have a crucial role to
play in this regard
If you thought the smartphone
industry was big, take a look at
the multitrillion-dollar exchanges
and financial services sectors.
The potential patent battles
between industry players could
well dwarf anything seen in the
Apple v Samsung dispute
In order to maximise the value that
a company gets from its IP-based
transactions, it needs to put in
place an effective management
strategy that encompasses all
relevant parts of the business.
Three acknowledged experts in this
field explain how it can be done
