Are You Getting the Right Kind of Licensing Advice?
Are you grossly under-using or undervaluing the worth of your intellectual property in the market place? If so, it’s not surprising. Many IP owners I meet don’t understand how to …
Avoid This Big Mistake When Sharing Information About Your IP
You’ve discussed your intellectual property and the next step is to send some detailed information. The question is how and what information to provide about your IP so it doesn’t get stolen, reused or “borrowed”? One of the biggest mistakes made by IP owners is not following the right disclosure process when presenting their IP. Any information provided at the initial stage of discussions should be non-confidential, such as a published patent.
Is Your Lack of IP Awareness Holding You Back?
You’re failing to take action because you lack awareness about the opportunities and ways to protect, manage and use your IP to make money. Your IP winds up undervalued and in many cases unprotected. For example, imagine what happens if one of your employees accidentally discloses crucial IP information while updating his/her status on social networking sites. It costs you money in missed income opportunities and legal fees taking action against others using your IP without your permission.
Is Your IP a Hidden Money Source?
Your business is sitting on a source of capital that you’re not using. If fact, you probably don’t realize you own it. Even if you are “commercializing” your IP by selling your product or services, you may be overlooking new ways of using it.
If You Don’t Know What You Have, How Can You Make Money with It?
Your business has an inventory of your raw materials, finished products and stock on hand. What about your intangible assets? Unlike hard/tangible assets, such as machinery and equipment, which depreciate …
Everything You Think about Intellectual Property is Wrong
The biggest reason you fail to understand intellectual property is the way you think about IP. One of the biggest obstacles to making money with intellectual property is the way …
Why Teachers are Becoming the IP of Education
Education is an industry that is undergoing rapid change, especially in the area of the Internet. Where once the intuitions were the focus of the product of education, now the teachers are becoming the product of the colleges and universities.