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Extracting Value from IP – Enforce IP at Borders to Maintain a Sustained Advantaged Business Position vis-à-vis Dishonorable Competitors

Companies doing business in foreign countries or competing with products from other countries are frequently presented with competitive situations in which their intellectual assets can be enforced at various countries borders to prevent imports of infringing/competing products. Various internationally accepted procedures provide for the protection of registered rights, the prevention of unfair trade [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:19:56-07:00

Extracting Value from IP – Enforce IP Domestically to Maintain a Sustained Advantaged Business Position vis-à-vis Dishonorable Competitors

A corporate decision to enforce intellectual assets requires careful consideration. The company’s business objectives must always be kept in mind. Typically intellectual asset enforcement because it is so highly specialized is more expensive than other types of business litigation. Anyone undertaking intellectual asset enforcement efforts should be qualified to conduct quality work and [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:20:07-07:00

Extracting Value from IP – Promoting IP to Maintain a Sustained Advantaged Business Position vis-à-vis Honorable Competitors

Most companies focus on protecting proprietary technologies that give their products and services an advantage over those of competitors. The classic cases include Xerox, which legally monopolized the copier market for nearly 20 years, earning double-digit margins and earnings growth. When Xerox was forced to license is copier patents under terms of a [...]

pgermeraad2021-10-08T14:20:22-07:00