Saving Money on Initial Patent and Trademark Services: Tips for Small Businesses
May 08, 2012
I have previously discussed that it is clear to me that the economic downturn has lessened the appetite for companies to spend money on anything not perceived as a necessary business expense. The impor...
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Within a University Community, Who Owns Newly-Created IP?
May 08, 2012
I was recently contacted by a world-renowned professor who was seeking advice about a piece of intellectually property (IP) he created, and that his university was profitably exploiting. Who owned the ...
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Have An Idea For A New Product That I Want To Pitch To A Few Companies, How Can I Protect Myself?
Jan 28, 2011
First, the idea of an individual pitching a half-baked new product
or service idea to a large company is DOA (dead on arrival).
If you are serious about your idea (i.e., you really believe
it has mer...
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Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions: A Checklist for SMEs
Jan 28, 2011
I have often written that the lifeblood of any small (and especially
high-technology) enterprise is the intellectual property (IP) that it
controls or potentially controls. In other words, the short-...
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Do Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) Really Work?
Jan 28, 2011
The short answer is yes.
Consider this true story: A small Kansas firm with newly-developed
IP meets with representatives from a large, leading technology company
in the hopes of licensing the IP. Th...
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