Innovation Asset Blog

Pinterest introduces new copyright questions

Photo-sharing website Pinterest has been a rising star in the social media world in recent months, garnering significant interest from curious users and technology industry observers. But as the site continues to grow in popularity, it may soon face an unavoidable question pertaining to copyright management.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Research examines external factors in patent approval process

Intellectual property experts have long wondered about the variety of external factors that may cross the minds of patent examiners during deliberation. A recent collaboration between Cornell University professor Michael Frakes and University of Illinois professor Melissa Wasserman may have added new intrigue to the debate, with research suggesting that the structure of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's funding framework may play a significant role in the patent approval process.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

USPTO looks to academia for innovation

University research has spawned some of the more impressive inventions in recent memory, and it appears that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is keen to call upon this engine of innovation once again and work with academic institutions to flatten regulatory hurdles standing in their way.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

NSF survey sheds light on IP priorities

A new study from the National Science Foundation has revealed that most businesses are prioritizing intellectual property protection for their trademarks and trade secrets over copyrights and patents.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Navigating intellectual property and bankruptcy

The threat of bankruptcy is one of the more daunting parts of running a business, but all companies must prepare for such a contingency and determine how intellectual property management strategies could be affected if they or a business partner fall on hard times.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Intellectual property management central to clean technology innovations

Clean technology has been a buzzword echoing in the minds of political leaders, economists and environmental advocates for several years, but a recent flurry of patenting activity among sustainable energy pioneers suggests that noble concepts are finally turning into material innovations.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Businesses respond to USPTO patent fee proposal

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has released an initial proposal detailing how it plans to utilize its newly gained authority to set its own fees. While a number of businesses have been distressed by some of the planned fee increases, intellectual property experts insist that the ends may justify the means in the quest to improve patent quality.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Revised FDA regulations may alter pharmaceutical patent management

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has circulated three draft guidance documents concerning its role in facilitating the development of biosimilar products. Experts are suggesting that the newly released provisions could affect everything from invention disclosure to trade secrets management within the dynamic pharmaceutical industry.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Patent licenses could shape future of mobile market

As Apple, Google, Microsoft and others continue to vie for supremacy in the mobile device market, it has become clear the intellectual assets will play a central role in the future of the industry. With Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility still navigating the final hurdles before approval, competitors have suggested that the search engine giant could gain an unfair advantage from its strategy of licensing intellectual property obtained in the deal.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.

Open pharmaceutical patent portfolios fighting disease

Late last month, the World Health Organization unveiled a road map for eradicating tropical diseases that will involve the open exchange of intellectual property between nearly a dozen global corporations. But while increased access to pharmaceutical patent libraries is expected to drive clinical innovation, it remains to be seen if practice will live up to theory.

Peter Ackerman

Peter Ackerman

Founder & CEO, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.