In my prior column, I wrote how some businesses in Canada are failing to protect and extract value from the intellectual property they are generating. In fact, it’s possible that...
Read More >>Recently, The Globe and Mail reported on a list of the world’s top researchers compiled by Thomson Reuters, a provider of solutions to the Canadian legal marketplace. The list, found...
Read More >>I recently wrote how the Supreme Court of the United States had ruled that isolated DNA was not a patentable invention. The Court ruled that a naturally occurring DNA segment...
Read More >>In a previous column, I discussed how patents can be monetized either by wholly assigning the rights in the patent or, alternatively, by licensing a portion of the rights. There...
Read More >>In my previous column, I discussed how intellectual property, like any other form of property, can be assigned, licensed, bequeathed, etc. When a patent application is filed, the inventors listed...
Read More >>As we settle into 2014 and think about tackling our holiday expenses, I thought this would be a good time...
Read More >>Over the past year, I have attempted to explain some of the basics of patent law. I have regularly mentioned the three basic tenets for obtaining a patent for an...
Read More >>When a patent application is filed, the inventors named on the application are the original owners of the invention. Of course, these initial ownership rights are often subject to other...
Read More >>While I wasn’t necessarily looking for them, some may have noticed prominent advertisements last fall announcing that the price of Viagra had dropped considerably. The price reduction was a direct...
Read More >>At a recent symposium I attended, several “studentpreneurs” were showcasing their innovations which had been supported by a local technology incubator. It was heartening to see how passionate the students...
Read More >>When I was about halfway through my master’s degree, I began to think about what I would do in the “real world” and how I could capitalize on my chemistry...
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