“USE” View of Patent Portfolios The first tool to use is that of a “USE view of Patent Portfolios” as shown in the figure. For large corporations the vertical axis is used to segment the different business units of a large corporation (or business lines of a small company) in a range from [...]
Lognormal Distribution of IP Assets' Value An important integrated intellectual property and business process is to create a lognormal distribution of value of intellectual property assets. The reason for doing so is that Edward Deming found that when values were over three standard deviations from the group average special cause was involved. This [...]
Multiple Business Uses of Forms of IP One of the primary reasons why it’s important to integrate business teams into intellectual property management is that different forms of intellectual property have multiple uses as shown in the “Multiple Business Uses of Forms of IP” figure. The primary forms of intellectual property that most [...]
By looking at the complete ”IP Process Flowchart” figure, the integration with other business functions is easily seen. The concept or patent analysis must be coordinated with the information services group. The assertion analysis phase is done in conjunction with the marketing and legal groups. In-licensing is done with the open innovation and [...]
IP and Business Alignment To make the decisions between which art to keep internally in which to license out there needs to be a clear understanding and articulation of the business vision and strategy with respect to IP. This “IP and Business Alignment”, as shown in the figure, is critical if just the [...]
Agile / Lean IP Integration As shown in the "Agile/Lean Integration" figure, the goal of the IP supporting personnel should be to integrate their activities into the agile development methodology. This means the project development team should be IP-educated before entering into the planning phase where initial IP priorities are identified. In the [...]
R&D Funnel Map If the R&D organization is using stage gate process the best points of integration are at the gate reviews as explained earlier. If it is using an Agile or Lean Process the best integration point is during the review process at the end of a scrum. By way of example, [...]
Methods of Accelerating Innovation and Product Development For efficient IP and business integration to occur it’s best to start the integration during the R&D process. The “Methods of Accelerating Innovation and Product Development” figure shows five means of acceleration and how four aspects of the development phases can be accelerated. The last column [...]
Truly integrated processes however also involve excellent communication skills. Communication of IP processes comprises three elements. These are: (1) educating all levels of the organization on the lognormal distribution of value, its implications, and deployment of company resources accordingly, (2) selecting what forms of intellectual capital to track, and (3) using a mixture [...]
IP Management Hierarchy Pyramid To embed integrated work processes in an organization is not however an easy task. The overall objective is to evaluate and provide upgrades to the company’s IP culture, work processes, and toolsets. The goal is to create, maintain, and extract value from intellectual property in a way to the [...]
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