patents

How to Tell Which Patents Are Valuable
Risk Management

How to Tell Which Patents Are Valuable

A study reveals a simple method that companies with large patent portfolios can use to evaluate the return they're getting on patent maintenance costs.
By David McCann | March 29, 2019
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What U.S. Patent Owners Lost in Trump’s TPP Pullout
Strategy

What U.S. Patent Owners Lost in Trump’s TPP Pullout

In fulfilling a campaign promise, the president sacrificed potential IP benefits that TPP would have had for U.S. trade.
By Jay Erstling | March 24, 2017
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Expiring Patents: a Primer for CFOs
Regulation

Expiring Patents: a Primer for CFOs

When patents expire, finance chiefs must alert their peers that the company must find new sources of profit or cut costs.
By Brennan Swain and Rod S.Berman | February 14, 2017
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Qualcomm Hit With Record $865M Fine in Korea
Technology

Qualcomm Hit With Record $865M Fine in Korea

South Korea's top trade regulator says the company's patent licensing practices were unfair to both smartphone makers and rival modem chipset makers.
By Matthew Heller | December 29, 2016
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Is a U.S. ‘Patent Box’ a Good Idea?
Tax

Is a U.S. ‘Patent Box’ a Good Idea?

It may be wise to give favored tax treatment to intellectual property in exchange for keeping it domestic, even without corporate tax reform.
By Yair Holtzman | May 19, 2016
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Rovi to Buy DVR Pioneer TiVo For $1.1B
Technology

Rovi to Buy DVR Pioneer TiVo For $1.1B

The deal will expand the customer base for Rovi's digital TV guides and give it access to TiVo's valuable patents.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 29, 2016
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Putting a Price on Patents
Technology

Putting a Price on Patents

CFOs can play a critical role in bringing financial discipline to their companies' intellectual-property portfolios.
By Marielle Segarra | December 1, 2011
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