One of the primary uses of international intellectual property rights is a license of those rights as part of one of the many types of technology driven business relationships that a company may enter into as it deals with foreign partners. What is a Licensing Agreement? So what exactly is a licensing agreement anyway? In basic terms, a licensing agreement is a contractual … [Read more...]
Registering Your Patent in International Markets. Not Always Easy.
Earlier this week I received a call from a prospective client looking to register his intellectual property in several international markets. His call was prompted by a post I wrote several months ago, How Do I Register My Patent, Trademark or Copyright in a Foreign Country? In the post, I presented a general overview of registering your intellectual property overseas. While … [Read more...]
How Do I Register My Patent, Trademark or Copyright in a Foreign Country?
Earlier this week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received its two-millionth international patent application. The filing – from technology corporation Qualcomm – was made under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT is the WIPO-managed mechanism for filing patents in multiple countries with one set of documents. The PCT is just one of several … [Read more...]
International Trademarks: How to Adopt a Global IP Protection Strategy
A recently published interview with Bacardi IP lawyer François Griesmar offers some useful, strategic advice for in-house trademark counsel. Thanks to World Trademark Review for posting the interview. Griesmar argues that corporate legal departments must continue to make a strong case for the enforcement of intellectual property. He continues by saying: It is difficult … [Read more...]
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property and Avoid Outsourcing Pitfalls
Define. Scrutinize. Monitor. About 11 years ago my firm was retained by a large computer company to file a claim against an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) based in Taiwan for theft of trade secrets. Our client had retained the OEM to manufacture what was then the first “all-in-one” motherboard. I’ll spare you the technical details but this … [Read more...]