Inventions needed in the medical device world

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...

Shareholder derivative suits increasingly prevalent

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...

Organize your company’s global patent strategy

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...

Checklist of issues to address in patent license transactions

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...