tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:55:03 +0000Intellectual Asset ManagementInnovationIP ownershipLicense AgreementsTrapssoftwareOut-LicensingCollaborationITLicense Agreements; In-LicensingValue and IntangiblesContent-sharingCopyrightInfringementLicense NegotiationRegisterDisclosureWeb-scrapingContent ManagementescrowA Digest of Intellectual Property Licensing, Collaboration and Management Issues <a href="http://www.pageseagerlawyers.com"></a>http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-2759445505757695343Wed, 29 May 2013 11:43:00 +00002013-05-29T21:48:53.479+10:00CollaborationContent ManagementContent-sharingCopyrightITLicense AgreementsLicense Agreements; In-LicensingLicense NegotiationOut-LicensingsoftwareTrapsWeb-scraping Interoperability&nbsp;is a clear example of a complex innovative feature that users of web-based services now take for granted. &nbsp; Like many such concepts, for a time, interoperability was seen as innovative and the leading edge of user experience, introducing seamlessness for the user in transition from one service to another. &nbsp; As ever-demanding consumers, we have accepted this as http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2013/05/interopera-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-151307639007635963Wed, 15 May 2013 07:03:00 +00002013-05-15T17:03:26.739+10:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipValue and Intangibles Companies like chip manufacturer Qualcomm confuse some journalists, particularly those who might consider sales of product the principal source of a company's revenue. &nbsp; &nbsp;If operating revenue (from chip sales) goes down during the course of any one year, how is it that overall revenue increases over the same time? The answer is through leveraging innovation. The reality is http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2013/05/qualcomms-edge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-3677753834706474317Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:26:00 +00002012-04-13T10:03:53.639+10:00CollaborationCopyrightInnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipITLicense AgreementsLicense Agreements; In-LicensingLicense NegotiationOut-LicensingsoftwareTraps Recently we looked at&nbsp;how a party's market role or position might affect the tone of a negotiation. &nbsp; In this post we'll take a first look at a number of other strategic factors that can influence the shape of a licensing deal. &nbsp; &nbsp;This is a very broad topic, so we will list these generally first.&nbsp;&nbsp; In our next post, we will take a look at some industry examples.http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/07/strategic-factors-affecting-licensing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-1760189396381993622Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:16:00 +00002011-07-14T15:23:21.034+10:00CollaborationContent-sharingLicense AgreementsLicense Agreements; In-LicensingLicense NegotiationOut-LicensingsoftwareTrapsBefore entering into any technology license negotiation, it's sensible to first develop a profile of the party you're negotiating with. &nbsp; With IP negotiations, this can be done in a number of ways, but in this post we'll talk about how a party's role in the market can impact on their profile. Here's a quick breakdown of how a party's market role can affect their negotiation stance: http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/07/licensing-negotiations-profiling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-4518014472414453189Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:44:00 +00002011-03-30T16:42:02.691+11:00ITsoftwareTraps Many observers believe that with the advent of&nbsp;Software as a Service (SaaS), custom enterprise software may have had its day. &nbsp; The demand for various models of cloud services has increased. &nbsp; This model often comes hand in hand with a "best of breed" software selection approach&nbsp;which reduces the need for custom-made software solutions in the IT services industry. &nbsp;But http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/03/reports-of-death-of-custom-enterprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-2575394399690513431Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:49:00 +00002011-03-25T10:50:59.957+11:00Content-sharingInfringementIP ownershipITLicense AgreementsLicense Agreements; In-LicensingOut-LicensingsoftwareTraps Cloud services have proliferated the IT services industry in the last few years or so, and it's easy to see why. &nbsp; There are numerous advantages to offering and using cloud services as opposed to out of the box software solutions. &nbsp; For service vendors the model enables a steady income stream and a quick way to fix bugs and get improvements to customers. &nbsp; For providers, it's a http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/03/living-in-cloud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-2580412868492000097Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:52:00 +00002011-03-04T14:52:15.292+11:00CollaborationContent-sharingCopyrightInfringementInnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipLicense AgreementsLicense Agreements; In-LicensingOut-LicensingTraps <!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> We know. &nbsp; It's hard enough satisfying your own shareholders, let alone trying to satisfy someone else's. The thought of trying to get another enterprise to work with you on a long term development project involving multiple IP rights can be daunting. But however difficult http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/03/collaboration-conundrums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-7666577062345241567Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:26:00 +00002011-07-15T14:03:07.556+10:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipValue and IntangiblesNow, finally we’ve arrived at the third category of ways to overcome&nbsp;the value problem. Those of us who are waiting until the accounting profession develops an accurate measure for valuing IP could be waiting a while for the reasons we've already discussed.&nbsp;&nbsp; The main issue is that&nbsp;it’s almost impossible to get value metrics that are truly accurate. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/02/value-through-transactional-constructs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-5245117802291718919Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:18:00 +00002011-01-30T14:18:44.153+11:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementValue and IntangiblesWe interrupt our broadcast on value and intangibles to address a pressing question. It’s time we came clean with you about something.&nbsp;&nbsp; In our discussions about intangibles and value to date, we, have, quite frankly, been studiously avoiding a rather large elephant stampeding through the room.&nbsp;&nbsp; That elephant is, of course, the generally accepted accounting principles or http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/01/value-and-intangibles-but-what-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-4380229036893468033Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:40:00 +00002011-01-30T14:14:04.743+11:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipLicense Agreements; In-LicensingValue and Intangibles We’ve been exploring the topic of intangibles and value the last few weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp; So far, we’ve discovered that: ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Intellectual assets are difficult to value because they are generally developed in a unique environment and designed to meet unique challenges.. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsphttp://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/01/value-through-use-of-strategic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-1580265431506102622Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:57:00 +00002011-01-24T16:09:29.555+11:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementOut-LicensingRegisterValue and Intangibles This is the second of our January posts exploring the value problem.&nbsp;&nbsp; It’s a problem that affects me, you and Wall Street too... Many of our readers and contributors will be familiar with why intangibles are so hard to account for.&nbsp;&nbsp; It’s an issue that goes to the heart of the accounting methodologies used around the world today.&nbsp;&nbsp; These are predominantly based on http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/01/value-and-intangibles-2-accounting-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-4767838570118267000Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:31:00 +00002011-02-17T16:29:30.023+11:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementValue and Intangibles First, Page Seager IP wishes everyone all the best for the new year, no doubt a year of new milestones and challenges in the world of strategic IP. We have a number of topics planned for the coming months.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many of these will address IP issues that we are encountering in the world of information technology.&nbsp;&nbsp; Before we do that, however, we thought we’d spend some time in http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2011/01/value-and-intangibles-value-problem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-638164291330448306Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:58:00 +00002011-01-07T10:23:22.275+11:00CollaborationIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipITLicense AgreementsRegisterTraps When negotiating a collaboration agreement, one of the issues that often causes a headache is who is to own the IP.&nbsp;&nbsp; In many cases, it is a debate that doesn’t need to happen.&nbsp;&nbsp;As we saw a couple of weeks ago, this issue can be so divisive that&nbsp;the negotiating parties lose perspective and fall into the joint ownership trap. Not so long ago one of our colleagues made http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2010/12/ip-ownership-is-it-really-all-that-its.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-3022001436875634147Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:05:00 +00002010-12-22T21:37:27.313+11:00InnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementLicense AgreementsOut-Licensing Recently, we looked at the IP tracking issues that intellectual asset managers have to deal with in our post on Tracking Innovation. One of the other problems that these managers face is how to deal with IP assets that their enterprise is unlikely to use. Once obtained, patents can cost a significant amount to maintain. If they are left to fester in an IP asset portfolio, the liability to http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2010/12/deadwood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-8102795671617064856Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:49:00 +00002011-03-01T20:44:22.392+11:00CollaborationDisclosureIntellectual Asset ManagementIP ownershipLicense AgreementssoftwareTraps Parties contemplating a collaboration will often enter heated negotiations about who is to own future IP. To resolve the deadlock, they sometimes adopt a halfway position that results in "joint ownership" of newly developed IP. This can result in several problems. First, pure joint ownership will usually require unanimous agreement on use of the IP by both parties. This means that use http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2010/12/joint-ownership-trap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-4882584211567761564Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:48:00 +00002010-12-08T09:34:24.003+11:00DisclosureInfringementInnovationIntellectual Asset ManagementRegister One of the questions we like to ask IP Asset Managers is what sort of system they have in place to help them with their job.&nbsp;&nbsp; Is it a reactive system?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do they rely on their innovators to disclose what is being created, or do they have a more proactive system that tracks innovation from the outset? There are a number of problems with relying on innovators to make the http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2010/12/tracking-innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-736602107611763738Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:20:00 +00002010-12-04T08:42:01.134+11:00Content-sharingCopyrightsoftwareWeb-scraping Technology develops faster than the law does.&nbsp;&nbsp; This can have both good and bad results.&nbsp; Take the practice of web-scraping, for instance.&nbsp;&nbsp; The same type of software used to detail the content of your site for search engine results can also be used to rob you of your innovative content.&nbsp;&nbsp; Instead of just syndicating the content to provide it for search http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2010/11/web-scraping-and-copyright.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110121289829721525.post-4695880722174611132Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:53:00 +00002010-11-28T21:22:09.475+11:00escrowIP ownershipITLicense Agreementssoftware So what would happen if your IT contractor went into liquidation? &nbsp; It could be your IP horror story.&nbsp;&nbsp; In a disturbingly high number of cases, IT services contracts specify that where software solutions are custom-made for an enterprise, they are owned by the contractor, not the enterprise.&nbsp;&nbsp; This means that in a liquidation scenario, ownership of the software will http://pageseagerip.blogspot.com/2010/11/software-escrow-arrangements.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0