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Wednesday, June 28
Off Shore Patent Holders: More news that the world is flat?
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Mark VB Partridge
on Wed 28 Jun 2006 01:00 PM CDT
The Intellectual Property Owners Association has issued a report on the "Top 300 Organizations Granted U.S. Patents in 2005." The top ten are: Looking over the list, I wonder: is this more news that the world is flat, as claimed and demonstrated so well in Tom Friedman's book? more »
Monday, June 26
Sarbanes-Oxley and IP: Economic Impact
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Mark VB Partridge
on Mon 26 Jun 2006 09:00 AM CDT
Continued . . . Economic Impact of Compliance Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley is expensive. The initial SEC estimate was $91,000 per company. This has been shown to be woefully low.[1] A survey by CRA International disclosed that smaller companies ($75 to $700 million in market cap) faced average second-year SOX compliance costs of $860,000, down 31% from year one. Companies over $700 million faced year two compliance costs on average of $4.8 million, down 44%.[2] Strong criticism and call for reform and repeal has arisen claiming disaster. Compliance is wasteful and too expensive. ... more » Saturday, June 24
Plagiarism in the Kitchen
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Mark VB Partridge
on Sat 24 Jun 2006 08:55 AM CDT
As a fan of good food and wine, I have considered from time to time starting a second blog on those interests, rarely finding opportunity for overlap with the IP topics normally addressed here. And so I took considerable pleasure today from my Saturday Wall Street Journal, which offered a tasty marriage of IP rights, exotic recipes and fine restaurants in Katy McLaughlin's article: "That Melon Tenderloin Looks Awfully Familiar . . . Chefs say copycats are ripping them off--so some are fighting back with secrecy, lawyers; a patent for the noodles." Ms. McLaughlin reports on the efforts to such famed food fora as ... more » Monday, June 19
Sarbanes-Oxley and IP: Best Practices for Compliance
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Mark VB Partridge
on Mon 19 Jun 2006 09:00 AM CDT
CONTINUED . . . IP Compliance Obligations under Sarbanes-Oxley Intellectual property compliance obligations arise in at least these ways under Sarbanes-Oxley. First, the lesson of the intellectual asset management movement is that intellectual property is a material asset of most businesses. Therefore, it should follow that a CEO and CFO responsible for certifying the financial condition of a company must insure that there are systems in place to manage IP assets and to bring material changes to the attention of management. Second, the consequence of the GAAP changes by FASB regarding goodwill and intangible assets is that financial ... more » Friday, June 16
Intellectual Property Is Your Greatest Asset: Increasing Protection Against Cybersquatting
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Mark VB Partridge
on Fri 16 Jun 2006 09:51 AM CDT
Savvy business owners know that intellectual property is a company's greatest asset. The challenge is how to maximize both asset value and ROI. As companies increase reliance on the Internet as a marketing medium, cybersquatting becomes a growing drain on revenue. The ACPA and ICANN UDRP are useful tools to combat the problem. These tools can be sharpened and made more effective through a sound trademark registration strategy. A company that relies on common law trademark rights faces increased expense in proving rights and challenging cybersquatting. Many companies recognize the advantage of owning trademark registrations in their home market and ... more » Wednesday, June 14
ABA: The Intellectual Property Handbook: A Practical Guide for Franchise, Business and IP Counsel
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Mark VB Partridge
on Wed 14 Jun 2006 09:00 AM CDT
I'm occasionally asked to recommend intellectual property reference materials at a reasonable cost. In case you missed it, the ABA published a useful guide to intellectual property last fall. My partner, Jonathan Jennings, prepared the chapter on "Domain Names and Trademarks on the Internet." Other chapters address trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. For more, visit the ABA site. It costs $90 for IP Section members.
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