CEOs and business owners can no longer treat IP strategy as a delegated and ignored administrative task. Multiplying examples of the importance and value of IP requires attention at the highest levels of the business enterprise. Recent studies report that IP accounts for 80% or more of the over all value of business enterprises.
In my practice, I find that many businesses have no inventory of the IP assets, no plan for protection and exploitation, no strategy - yet they invest heavily in the creation of strategic business plans, sale plans, financial audits, and the like. This oversight is akin ... more »