Earlier this week, several university leaders and corporate executives joined U.S. Patent and Trademark Office head David Kappos and Obama administration science advisor John Holdren to discuss ways to revive the economy through the promotion of innovation.

The legacy of the late Steve Jobs is sure to be admired by the innovators of tomorrow, and among his many business talents was his ability to protect and leverage intellectual assets for unparalleled success.

Chief Judge Randall Rader, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, recently unveiled a new Model Order proposing changes to discovery processes that could reduce the time to resolution within patent litigation.

As companies search for ways to control costs and eliminate wasteful spending, Smart Business Online warns managers that dismissing the importance of intellectual property and reducing its share of the overall budget may prove to be a costly misstep.

Online music retailer Rhapsody has announced plans to acquire Napster in an effort to gain additional subscribers and unspecified intellectual assets.

Following Amazon's recent entrance in the mobile device market with the debut of its Kindle Fire tablet, the company may be looking to bolster its position with the acquisition of intellectual assets owned by Palm.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual Property Center recently debuted a new multimedia platform intended to spotlight the significant role of intellectual property in the nation's economic rebound.

A recently released report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development suggests that the declining quality of patent filings observed in the past two decades may now be stifling innovation.

Intellectual property issues transcend business size and sector and have become increasingly important as the shift toward knowledge-based economies continues. But before companies can effectively protect their intellectual capital, a number of prevailing misconceptions should be clarified.

The latest report from Boston University researchers highlighted the gravity of patent lawsuits, suggesting that inventors may have lost as much as $500 billion in legal battles over the past two decades.