Am I seeing things or is the innovation capitol becoming less hospitable to really new ideas and strong patents? Are Silicon Valley’s guiding lights still willing to extend the welcome mat to entrepreneurs that provide potentially disruptive ideas and new business models? While it may have the ability to periodically re-invent itself, we should not […]
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Obama Drinks the Kool-Aid on Weaker Patents, “Trolls”
February 19, 2013 
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The President’s confusion about innovation and what needs reform will likely undermine American competitiveness. In a recent Fireside Hangout on Google+ President Obama said that the U.S. needs to go much further on patent reform, singling out patent trolls, “who don’t actually produce anything themselves” and are “just trying to essentially leverage and hijack somebody else’s […]
Read more IBM’s Huge Lead in Patents: Under the Microscope
December 4, 2012 1 Comment
Big Blue may be caught in its image as the perennial patents-received leader, for better or worse. Obtaining large numbers of patents is often more effective for large companies than securing a handful of really good ones. U.S. patent count leader IBM, which has boldly dominated patents-received for two decades, has made something of an art in […]
Read more Leading Brands Increasingly have the Most Valuable Patents
November 15, 2012 1 Comment
Patent portfolios associated with strong positive reputation appear to enjoy better performance, or so it seems. It is no coincidence that many of the world’s best known and most valuable brands have other IP traits in common: Their reputation for quality, innovation, and consistency not only facilitates product sales and shareholder interest, but to enhance the value of their patents, trade secrets […]
Read more Apple v. Samsung Shows Brand Matters to Patent Holders, Juries
September 10, 2012 1 Comment
There is a Tendency to View Patent Prowess as a Function of Reputation and Perceived Innovation Much of billion dollar verdict in Apple v. Samsung turned on brand reputation and perception of what it does that is truly innovative. “What Apple v. Samsung Says About US Jury Trials” in Managing Intellectual Property quotes Ronald Beaton of Trial […]
Read more Patent Valuations: Why do they Differ from Selling Price?
August 27, 2012 2 Comments
Owners and buyers are frequently out of sync w/ investors Valuations that are either too high or low underscore the need to provide more bracketed price scenarios when it comes to selling a patent portfolio. The frequent disconnect between seller, appraiser and buyer suggests a more flexible approach might be needed that anticipates a variety […]
Read more Low R&D Cost Per-Patent is a Poor Indicator of Good Return
July 31, 2012 1 Comment
Patent Yield-Per-R&D Dollar Varies Widely by Industry, Technology & Business Model For most businesses obtaining patents and costly R&D go together like love and marriage – you can’t have one with out the other. Or can you? The cost of R&D that underlies a particular invention varies greatly by industry, business model and area of […]
Read more Mobility Patents Now Comprise 21% of all U.S. Grants
June 18, 2012 0 Comments
Report Details Surprising Shift in IP Haves and Have-Nots In the first quarter of 2012 better than one in five patents granted in the U.S. were related to mobile communications. This is up from just 5% in 2001. Not only has the filing pace picked up, but according to a report written by a wireless industry […]
Read more Value of Microsoft’s Facebook Stake Drops Below $1B
May 22, 2012 0 Comments
MS Supports FB’s Success; Promotes It’s Own Facebook has been shedding market value like a wet collie its winter coat. With Facebook’s share price down to just $72.7B as of May 22 from $104B three days after its IPO, Microsoft does not appear to be too concerned. Its $1.2B stake has decreased just a few hundred […]
Read more Dilbert: “I think we can win this patent infringement”
December 2, 2011 0 Comments
Beating Big Technology with a Good Attitude Scott Adams’ Dilbert is one unique comic strip. In it Adams regularly regards innovation, technology, and (mis)management, and is not afraid to occasionally take on IP rights, especially, patents. First published in 1989, Dilbert is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micro managed office featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character. The strip has spawned several […]
Read moreGuest Column: “America Invents Act Will Slow Investment”
September 16, 2011 0 Comments
Veteran IP Exec Says Patent Bill Will Have a Strongly Negative Impact on Economy & Jobs – America Invents Act Will Encourage Anything But by Irving S. Rappaport The recent passage of The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 is a blow to innovation and U.S. innovation investment, as well as to the economy as a […]
Read more $12.5b Motorola Sale Nets $1b for “Activist” IP Investor Carl Icahn
August 16, 2011 1 Comment
Recognition of Patent Value Results in Big Shareholder Win – In developments discussed recently in IP CloseUp, activist IP investor Carl Icahn has made a truly historic impact on the wireless and intellectual property industries with the sale of Motorola Mobility to Google for $12.5 billion. A couple of weeks ago in an SEC filing […]
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About Bruce Berman
As a consultant and editor focused on intellectual property rights, I am aware of the latest developments in strategy and finance, and close to the most influential people.
Since 1988 I have been working with patent holders, managers, lawyers and investors to frame and properly convey their assets, performance,disputes and transactions.
My four books, including best-seller FROM IDEAS TO ASSETS, deal with IP rights as business assets. THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR, the column I have written for IAM since 2003, looks at ways IP can generate return on investment. For my complete bio visit www.brodyberman.com.
