By: Fernando Torres, MSc Challenges of IP Management Managing an organization’s IP portfolio is full of challenges in the context of global competition, which turn particularly acute in the current economic dynamics of the turnaround from the financial crisis. There are a few good information sources on the Best Practices for IP management. The International [...]
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Top IP Management Mistakes: Saving Money on Maintenance Fees
Posted: February 5, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: IP management, Linkedin
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Patent Valuation Update
Posted: May 8, 2007 in UncategorizedTags: Linkedin, patent, presentation, valuation
On May 2, 2007, I had an opportunity to talk on the subject of patent valuation and the difficulties of identifying patent values in generally accepted financial information. This is the powerpoint presentation (for full screen click to see it in SlideShare):
What monetary damages can copyright owners be entitled to recover? Section 504(a) of 17 U.S.C. grants three types of damages remedies for copyright infringement: Actual damages in the form of their lost profits in order to “repair” the damage; The defendant’s profits to prevent infringers from benefiting from the illegal act, and; Statutory damages, when [...]
President Bush Signs the Trademark Dilution Revision Act On Friday, October 6, 2006, the President signed into law, among other bills, H.R. 683, the “Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006,” which amends trademark law to clarify the protection provided in cases where use of a mark is likely to cause dilution by blurring or by [...]
New Developments in Valuing Unproven Technologyfor Distressed Asset SalesBy: Fernando Torres, MSc IntroductionIn the context of a corporate bankruptcy, creditors naturally focus on the short-term viability and liquidity of the business. In many cases, pursuing financing to continue operations involves selling assets outside the ordinary course of the core business. Two central concerns in these [...]
Is Protection Against Dilution Back on Track? by: Fernando Torres, M.Sc. Dilution is a major threat to established and famous trademarks. Naturally, trademark owners look to federal regulations to protect their marks. The Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (FTDA) amended the Lanham Act (adding section 43(c)) and followed provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of [...]
The Real Options Approach to Accurate Licensing Rates by: Fernando Torres, M.Sc. Picture the situation. The company has spent millions developing a new technology, the patent has been issued, and the Intellectual Property holding company (IPH) is ready to leverage the innovation by licensing to various subsidiaries. At what rate should the licenses be structured? [...]
Economics of Intellectual Property The goal of this blog is to publish articles and white papers on the economics of Intellectual Property in an effort to generate interest in the subject, while providing access to current topic discussions.
