by evansfox | Feb 4, 2013
Stolen inventions: how to protect your invention from the Big Guy There are always stories where the Big Box retailers misappropriate the innovative ideas of inventors. Inventors take a big risk when they take their products to retailers without good protection. There...
by evansfox | Feb 4, 2013
David Shaywitz, MD, writing for The Health Care Blog, expresses concern over what he sees as a major issue in the medical device world: the gap between clinicians, healthcare providers and those on the front lines of health care and technologists and entrepreneurs...
by evansfox | Feb 4, 2013
Since 2000, members of corporate Boards of Directors are increasingly being sued in shareholder derivative suits for claims related to mismanagement of patent and other intellectual property assets. There is a new class of shareholder activists who police neglect of...
by evansfox | Feb 4, 2013
To organize a company’s global patent strategy, it should take the following steps: 1. Create an internal workflow system for decision-making; 2. Create a tier system for regions of commercial interest; and 3. Create a system of communicating decisions to the...
by evansfox | Jan 15, 2013
March 2013 is just around the corner, and with it come the new patent laws initiated by the approval of the America Invents Act. This New Year’s, make a resolution that will benefit your patent strategy: implement a 5-step process to create an effective defense for...
by evansfox | Jan 3, 2013
In this economy, everyone is looking for ways to make the most of their money. The internet is a fountain of information and resources to self-educate and DIY. For legal matters, there are hundreds of sample contracts available online. So many people presume that...