Myers-Briggs Assessments

Excerpting from that MBTI® manual, “the purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people's lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and [...]

2021-01-01T11:10:55-08:00

Assessment Tools for Innovation Organizations

There a large number of assessment tools they can be used to evaluate human performance and interests. Many innovation organizations have experimented with their use. Although all the instruments generate interesting results only a few have provided insight to senior management on how to best apply the human resources they are responsible for. [...]

2021-01-01T11:44:10-08:00

Risk Management of IP Assets

A property planned and effective patent awareness and risk policy is an essential component of corporate self-governance in today’s business environment. As part of the responsibility of self-governance, management must implement an effective patent risk management program and ensure that it is properly maintained over time. Periodic self-assessment is an important tool for [...]

2021-10-08T14:15:19-07:00

Variations In The Law And Practice Of Intellectual Property Law Across A Variety Of Jurisdictions

Variations In The Law And Practice Of Intellectual Property Law Across A Variety Of Jurisdictions Although the practice of intellectual property is generally constant around the globe there are important differences between specific countries. An excellent guide highlighting those differences and commonalities was put together by Gordon Harris of Gowling WLG and published [...]

2021-10-08T14:23:57-07:00

Priority Setting Process for Patent Applications

Filing Priority Matrix Figure For large corporations once a decision has been made to file a patent the next issue associated is the priority of the filing so the legal department and external counsel prosecution schedules can be managed. The “Filing Priority Matrix” figure uses anchored scales to tie the time urgency of [...]

2021-10-08T15:08:55-07:00

Elements Included in Invention Disclosures

Also listed in the disclosure should be: The most relevant potential application of the invention. Usually a company will supply a checklist of its business units along with an option to specify uses outside the company’s current product lines. A concise description of the invention. A clear description which explains the idea and [...]

2021-10-08T15:12:54-07:00
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