FlashPoint IP strives to keep you informed of the emerging IP landscape through the FPIP Strategy Academy which assesses the IP strategy and positioning of business enterprises, exploring best-of-breed practices in IP management, and FPIP News & Views which keeps you abreast of our recent articles and current events in the world of intellectual property and its greater business context relating to innovation management. Below is a listing of FPIP News & Views posts. We invite you to explore.
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FPIP awarded for excellence as both “Best IP Firm 2016 – Israel” and “Recognised Leader in Patent Portfolio Management – Israel.”Read the press release.
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IP strategy using strong brand image may go up in smoke for tobacco companies as the value of a trademark will be essentially useless in Australia. Read more.
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Louboutin’s case affirms trademark protection in the fashion industry, but leaves much room for interpretation for IP management & fashion-focused IP strategy. See why.
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Oracle v. Google: The Skinny on Java and GPL Oracle’s legal meltdown over its intellectual property for Java code in Google’s API calls for Android, and its implications for GPLs. Get the skinny.
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Trifecta: Pollinating Monsanto’s IP Three recent events have now placed Monsanto in a rather undesirable spotlight. Find out what the buzz is all about.
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Plugging IP into the Xbox 720 THQ turns to new IP for salvation, while Microsoft pushes forward in TiVo DVR litigation. Press play for more details.
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Who are the good trolls? On Apple, IBM, IV, trolls, & portfolios. What’s the test for an NPE or PAE regarding IP strategy and IP management? Be surprised.
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Color me impressed – Christian Louboutin’s red hot TM battle Louboutin’s trademark case is making a strong impression on the interpretation of fashionable color marks as intellectual property. Read more.
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The Power of Self-Parody: IBM’s Stop Talking, Start Doing ads Was IBM onto something with their tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign? View the ads, and read our analysis.
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Twitter gets creative with new Innovator’s Patent Agreement Twitter’s new IPA attempts to create a “no-troll zone” in the software patent space. Read about its implications.
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People who live in glass houses … Corning’s take on the future is more than a bit of a stretch, but builds their brand image for innovation management. Find out how.
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Apple’s designs on monopoly, or monopoly on designs Trying to set standards for nano-SIM on design patents with a bit of monopoly in mind. Read more.
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GE’s dreaming of medical technology as a Fantastic Voyage In a nostalgic flashback, an ad for GE Healthcare draws the subtle connection with robotic surgery and medical imaging. Place the scene in context.
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