Financial Aspects of Intellectual Property

By Peter Ackerman President &  CEO Innovation Asset Group I’ll take some license to sew a stitch between this blog’s topic, “Financial Aspects of Intellectual Property” and a more macro issue. It was around Q4 2008 when the vortex of the global economic downturn kicked up so much dust that “uncertainty” became the...

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By Ron Carson Vice President of Marketing Innovation Asset Group Lester Thurrow, author and former dean of MIT School of Management, has written that the “only remaining source of true competitive advantage is technologies that others do not have.” Since intellectual property is the legal vehicle for protecting such technologies, it’s clearly the...

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by Ron CarsonVice President of MarketingInnovation Asset Group As the new administration seeks ways to guide the U.S. out of recession, it would be well advised to pay attention to innovation and intellectual property. A press release I recently found on MarketWatch discusses the position of strength the U.S....

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Ron CarsonVice President of MarketingInnovation Asset Group Intellectual Property is a strategic business asset and in many cases is the most valuable asset a company owns. Many times in this blog and in our newsletter we have discussed the strategic importance of IP and numerous perspectives from which...

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Ron CarsonVice President of MarketingInnovation Asset GroupThere is a lot of negative press about the economy. Too much. In addition to not reading the statements from my investment accounts, I may soon have to give up reading the news as well. Enough with the...

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By Ron CarsonVice President of MarketingInnovation Asset Group In the midst of the turmoil in financial markets and what appears to be an inevitable global economic downturn, companies will face increased pressure to cut costs. This may very well lead to decreased budgets and reduced headcount in areas related to...

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by Peter AckermanCEO, Innovation Asset Group Janet Rae-Dupree posited recently in the New York Times in a piece entitled “When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder” that “in trying to power the innovation economy, the Bayh-Dole Actturned America’s universities into cutthroat business competitors, zealously guarding the very innovations we...

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I came across this thought provoking article entitled “Coming Soon: A Post-American World.” It discusses the spectacle of the Beijing Olympics as a signal to the world that China is becoming more than just an industrial powerhouse, but a technological and innovation powerhouse as well. (The...

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By Ron CarsonVice President of MarketingInnovation Asset Group For all of the glamour and allure surrounding the Venture Capital industry, one would expect the investment returns from VC funds to be significantly higher relative to other investment vehicles that are more widely available. However, industry research indicates that over time,...

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