USPTO to Select its Silicon Valley Location
Silicon Valley is one of the most IP intense regions in the world. The city of Sunnyvale has the highest number of inventors per capita in the world, according to recent data from the USPTO. IP has been making headlines …
The Mindset of an Innovator – Creating an Innovating Company Culture
Companies need great innovators to come up with solutions for the future. Many firms have established formal innovation programs to encourage their engineers to come up with new and innovative solutions to their customers’ problems. Incentives are often financial and …
Social and Mobile Collaboration – an Enabler for Innovation & IP Management
Employees are demanding more social and mobile collaboration within their companies, according to a recent study by ABI Research. New social tools and platforms are emerging as alternatives to email and previous-generation collaboration platforms. There is great value in connecting …
The Opportunities Are Out There
Last week I got back from my first trip to India. Snow storms in Frankfurt and a broken plane in Munich resulted in a double-layover, 40h trip to get there. Leaving the comfort zone was rewarded with pleasant weather and …
How To Get Inventors To Submit Invention Disclosures
There are many things companies have to do right in order to stay competitive. To say the least, innovation is crucial. Many companies are focused on growth strategies and have designed programs to accelerate innovation. However, they often struggle to …
Connecting Locally, Growing Globally
Next week, we are going back to our early roots. It has been only a year since we allowed the public a first glimpse of IPfolio, a new product then being developed at Unycom. On Dec 7, 2011, we received …