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Changes to the way that IP is being created and used are having a major impact on corporate IP departments and the ways in which they approach portfolio management. That was the starting point for the first discussion led by Jako Eleveld, general manager of Consumer Lifestyles at Philips IP&S, at the Stuttgart round-table. He explained that, in general, all the IP used by Philips, in the early years of his career, was developed internally and, therefore, owned in full by the company. In...

Outsourcing is far from a new concept in the intellectual property (IP) services industry. Time- and cost-pressured law firms and corporations have been retaining external counsel or recruiting third-party specialists to assist them in their work for many years.Typically, the use of such services has been driven by a search for cost-effectiveness, but just as frequently it is also a question of supply and demand. In fast-paced legal markets, law firms and in-house legal departments...

IP Recordal Management: Realizing Client Value and Reducing Finanical Risk to Your Firm

The value of intellectual property is on the rise. As such, intellectual property assets play an increasingly vital role in supporting businesses across a myriad of industries. This has resulted in an increase in patent application filings and subsequently more critical prosecution related deadlines for a patent practice law firm to manage. The rise in the number of patent applications and the increased emphasis on the value of a company's patent portfolio translates into increased economic...