IP risks, just another bump on the way to success?
It is a fact of. business life that you will hit the IP risks and bumps at some stage: These may include the following IP risks: Trademark musical chairs ! Copyright flattery (or n
Information Flows to The Highest Bidder. How About Yours?
A US Federal Reserve official leaked trade secrets while being paid US$450,000 to ‘teach’ at a Chinese university. This is the allegation by US prosecutors. John Rogers shared
Deep Seeking is the Mother of Innovation
A start up spends a fraction of the big 4 tech giants and beats them at their own game. Stock markets plummet as investors realise the tech giants are not invincible! They say nece
Nintendo Launch is a Yawn. Trade Secrets Leaked.
‘Switched’! Careful release of selected information before your launch builds intrigue, but too much makes for a flop. Nintendo Switch 2 users have waited years for a proper up
Financial Trading Strategies Protected With Trade Secrets
Hedge funds Millennium and Jane Street settled on the theft of a trading strategy when two traders left one to join the other. It turned out the trading strategy was worth $1bn a y
How Do You Prefer Your Secrets? Raided or Traded?
The most valuable IP in your business is highly likely to be your trade secrets. A stark reality faces you and that is if you are not actively managing these assets they are probab
Investor Ready IP Best Practices for Tech Companies.
Easy IP Audit. The Better Way What Got You Here Will Not Get You There Your business evolves, the landscape evolves, the law evolves, your strategy evolves and the economic climate
Tesla Shares Innovation With Supplier, But Struggles To Keep Secrets
Tesla Sues A Major Supplier For Patenting Their Invention. Thank you to Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer Director IP Management Training for curating this excellent podcast on t
The Great Patent Myth. What Is A Patent Really Worth?
I once worked with a small business where they had spent $1m on patent filings for a particular invention. The business pivoted away from the invention but it was assumed that ther
How Do You Protect Your Innovation in Partnerships?
The human species survived because we could communicate and share ideas about what worked and what did not. How to light a fire using flints and tinder, how best to catch a woolly
