Many Conference attendees have been on opposite sides over the years, but the experts gathered that day were in concerted agreement that the patent landscape has been carpet-bombed with confusion caused by the Courts, the Congress and the PTO. Despite their collective confusion regarding the roiled patent landscape, as Steve Brachmann and Gene Quinn [...]
More advanced codecs like AAC are beginning to supplant MP3, Fraunhofer director Bernhard Grill told NPR. Grill in fact claimed that AAC has become the "de facto standard for music download and videos on mobile phones," as it's "more efficient" than MP3 and includes "a lot more functionality." Although MP3's development dates back to [...]
In the view of substantial global protection, enterprise should pursue protection only when and where a value proposition can be rationally articulated. Thus, seven hallmarks of rational global patent strategy: 1. Decisions are informed by innovation roadmaps and market at large: decision makers’ should have a holistic picture of the enterprise’s short and long-term commercial [...]
Wolf Greenfield announced that Michael J T. has joined the firm as a shareholder. A skilled counselor to biotechnology and life sciences companies, Michael brings extensive experience in patent prosecution and portfolio development, patent licensing, and post-grant proceedings. He is skilled in the negotiation of patent licenses and the conduct of IP due diligence [...]
By reading through a part of the 8000 patents registered by the company, the researchers were able to shed some light into the process of how the “Empire” turns the raw data they treat their users as into those valuable big data golden profiles that then can be marketed. Patents like “Systems and Methods for [...]
Strong IP knowledge is creating an aura for economic growth, and should be a key component used by government for the creation of job opportunities. In U.S. Chamber’s International IP Index comparison of 45 economies, countries that invest in robust IP system are 50% more attractive to foreign investors, have nearly double the workforce [...]
