Category: IP Strategy
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Business Secrets Management
Book launch: Business Secrets Management – Strategies to Protect, Extracts and Maximise Value As one of several co-authors I am excited to announce the imminent launch of our new book on Business Secrets Management – Strategies to Protect, Extracts and Maximise Value.The book will be available in mid-April and will be formerly launched during the…
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A Good IP Citizen
A Good IP Citizen is an individual or organization that actively engages in responsible and ethical practices regarding intellectual property (IP) rights*. This includes respecting the rights of creators and innovators, fostering a culture of innovation, and contributing positively to the broader ecosystem of knowledge and creativity: By embodying these principles, a Good IP Citizen…
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Managing Business Secrets: Part 2
Management of business secrets, whether formal trade secrets, confidential information or data requires a pragmatic approach, with a people-centric focus on strategic management across the organisation. 2. Establish an IP register to track IP in the organisation. This should: It is important to capture the IP generated in the business, but also important to understand…
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Managing Business Secrets: Part 1
Management of business secrets, whether formal trade secrets, confidential information or data requires a pragmatic approach, with a people-centric focus on strategic management across the organisation. 1. Build IP awareness of the basic IP issues Awareness of IP issues related to the organisation’s business with all team members. This should: Take steps to educate employees…
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IP in e-waste
In 2021, #Reuters reported Britain’s Royal Mint had plans for a plant to be built in Wales to reclaim hundreds of kilograms of gold and other precious metals from electronic waste. Should we expect the #UKIPO to support this operation, and recover / recycle the licensed SEPs and other precious IP rights in the same…
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Business Secrets @ LESI 2023
Cubicibuc’s director Graham Bell will be attending the Annual Conference of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) in Montréal, Canada on 30 April – 2 May, with an interest in Business Secrets and their role in creating value. The theme for LESI2023 is Leveraging Intellectual Property to Enable Innovation and Créativité for an Inspired Future. Through keynote…
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UK IPO SEPs for SMEs
In August 2022 the UK Intellectual Property Office published findings and evidence from a consultation around Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) – found here. The responses to UK IPO included a number from organisations that support SMEs with IP and innovation activities, including Cubicibuc Limited. However the UK IPO felt they “did not hear sufficient evidence…
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World IP Forum 2022 – IP Strategy for SMEs
November 2022, Bangkok @ World IP Forum 2022. World IP Forum (WIPF) took place in November, 2022 in Bangkok. The theme of this 10th edition of WIPF the conference was “Technology & Innovation shaping the future of IP”, and Cubicibuc’s director, Mr Graham Bell chaired a session on “innovation & IP Strategy”. Fellow expert panellists…
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IAM recognizes Graham Bell as one of the World’s foremost IP strategists in 2022
London (Sept 2022) – The world’s pre-eminent IP strategists have been named in the latest edition of IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists, published online by IAM and free to access. The unique guide lists the individuals that in-depth research, undertaken by a team based in London, Washington DC and Hong Kong, has shown…
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Talking strategically about IP
Like all functions, IP must be aligned to the goals of the business to be successful. However, what is often missing is the narrative that supports IP as part of strategic conversations within business – what could be called “IP Strategy”. When any function is not tightly coupled to the rest of the business gaps…