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IAM magazine issue 47
Quality counts
Consistently securing quality
patents for your clients is a tough
job. An IAM/Ocean Tomo
collaboration reveals which US
firms are doing just that and looks
at the secrets of their success
Features
The demise of the 25% rule
The Federal Circuit’s recent
decision in Uniloc v Microsoft
regarding the 25% reasonable
royalty rule is not only on point,
but also long overdue. But the
court did not get everything right
Reputation loss: a palpable intangible asset liability
A lost reputation can cost a
company billions of dollars;
the personal implications for its
directors are equally as serious
The value of IP as a commodity
Developed as a new and
transparent way of trading IP
licence rights, IP Exchange
International (IPXI) has created quite
a stir in the IP transaction market.
One of the people behind its roll-out
explains how it works
Who’s in charge here?
Although intellectual assets often
comprise the bulk of corporate
value, their oversight – if it exists –
is all too often diffuse and
uncoordinated. A recent IAFS
roundtable discussed how this
situation might change if there were
a post-holder inside companies to
take overall responsibility for them
The essential skills of a leading patent litigator
Many people describe themselves
as patent litigators, but only a
select few can be considered world
class. Those who are often share
similar traits
Postmodern IAM
The world economy continues
to change, so the way in which
companies manage their intellectual
assets has to change too. Never
has the term “adapt or die” been
more appropriate
Divided patent infringement and patent valuation
A series of recent decisions from
the Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit mean that patent valuation
will never be the same again
Smartphone wars and European competition law
The smartphone IP wars have
captured many newspaper
headlines. If the companies
involved are not careful, they may
also soon attract the attention of
European competition authorities
Insights
RPX, an IPO and a question of future direction
Although defensive patent
aggregator RPX Corporation
has been an outstanding
success since its launch in
2008, those seeking to buy
shares via its proposed IPO
may have questions before
opting to invest their cash
Seen and heard
A round-up of IP-related quotes, observations and opinions from the recent past...
The inductees into the IP Hall of Fame for 2011 are announced
On 25th February the identities of
the five individuals to be inducted
into the IP Hall of Fame for 2011
were revealed.
Columns
Facing emerging competition: the wagon dilemma
What we don’t understand about
emerging competition tempts motion in
two possible directions – only one of
which takes us forward
An image is worth 10,000 words
Businesses that have a reputation for
successfully identifying and managing IP
rights could be sitting on an overlooked
asset – their patent brand
European Court of Justice says “no” to European Patents Court
Europe’s top court may have ruled that a
proposed single patent litigation system
is not compatible with EU law, but that is
not the end of the story
Co-published editorial
Industry insight
Changing IP data quality from a good idea to a sustainable business process
For those looking for accurate and
consistent IP data there are a variety
of new technologies, processes
and practices that can help, writes
Adam Jaffe of Thomson Reuters
