For new inventors or scaling companies, the patent application process can be tricky and weighing the filing options can be even harder. On one hand, filing with an intellectual property lawyer can make the process much easier, but on the other hand, the attorney fees associated with filing patents can be daunting. How do you decide which is the better option?

By now, you’ve learned that intellectual property (IP) is a critical organizational asset and that it should be managed with diligence. However, your current IP management process is clunky and important details are falling through the cracks. You want to implement IP management software to gain control and efficiency, but you’re getting pushback from senior management that IP management is not a priority. You know that IP diligence is a senior management and board-level strategic issue as much as an operational, and IP management software will lead to long term benefits, but how do you build that case?

Developing a process to manage your organization’s intellectual property (IP) can be challenging. A process needs to be built based on best practices and efficiently enabled. There are a few options and it can be difficult to know which is right for your organization. Here’s a brief breakdown of each option: manual, outsourcing, building an in-house solution, or buying “out-of-the-box” IP management software.

All intellectual property (IP) should be managed and used by organizations as strategic business assets, but trademarks - compared to their IP counterparts - especially run the risk of being overlooked. Effective trademark management is incredibly important not only to leverage these IP assets but also to guard the organization against threats to its brand. There are a number of internal and external issues that impact trademark management.

One of the biggest ways that emerging engineering companies build value is through the development of their intellectual property (IP) portfolios. Building a foundation of inventions can have enormous implications for  long term company value, and  there is no shortage of examples. 

Evaluating the diligence of a company’s intellectual property management process can leave decision makers paralyzed. What questions do you ask? What do you look for? Is it possible  your organization wouldn’t score to well when it comes to evaluating IP diligence?

Not sure if your team is ready to implement a robust intellectual property management solution? Here are 7 telltale signs you need an IP management solution.

World Intellectual Property Day is a celebration put on by the World Intellectual Property Organization each year on April 26. This year, the theme is "Moves - A Global Passion." There will be a World Intellectual Property Day film festival in Geneva, and many similar events across the globe.

Mobile game developer King recently resolved two trademark suits it had with other game developers, according to Morning News USA. It has ended its battles with the makers of The Banner Saga and CandySwipe.

According to The New York Times, employers increasingly own their employees' intellectual property. Now more than ever, companies and universities are winding up as assignees of the inventions of their workers. Indeed, employment agreements increasingly give businesses rights to skills, ideas and even professional contacts, which cannot be protected under traditional intellectual property law.