Intellectual Property (IP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Movements (OM)

Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and includes chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Preorders are available via this webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Showing posts with label business assets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business assets. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Intellectual Property The Hard Way: Part II; Forbes, September 11, 2018

Mary Juetten, Forbes; Intellectual Property The Hard Way: Part II

"Last month I started an interview series on intellectual property (IP) and also wrote a piece about general IP tips for startups here.  The goal is to use actual stories and experts in the field to help others avoid IP mistakes or failures or infringement, and more importantly to ensure that companies of all sizes identify, protect, and monetize their valuable intangible assets. As has been discussed many times, these assets often make up 90% of a startup’s valuation."
Posted by Kip Currier, PhD, JD at 2:47 PM No comments:
Labels: business assets, companies, IP literacy, IP protection, IP rights, startups, using stories and experts to avoid IP mistakes failures infringement

Friday, August 31, 2018

Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights, Oh My! What's the Difference?; Business News Daily, August 10, 2018

Adam C. Uzialko, Business News Daily;

Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights, Oh My! What's the Difference?


"Intellectual property might seem esoteric, but it's important to protect it like you would any other asset. To do so, you'll need to understand some basics about intellectual property rights first. 

Two of the most common forms of intellectual property protections are the copyright and the trademark. While the two are often confused, they protect very different types of intellectual property. Learning the differences, and how you can use both to protect your own creative output, is essential to securing your assets."
Posted by Kip Currier, PhD, JD at 8:15 AM No comments:
Labels: business assets, differences between trademarks patents copyrights, IP protection

Monday, August 27, 2018

Best Practices For Developing, Managing And Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property; Forbes, August 16, 2018

Chalmers Brown, Forbes; Best Practices For Developing, Managing And Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property

"Every company has some type of intellectual property (IP). It's that product or service that you have developed that sets you apart from other companies and frames your business, its purpose and its growth potential. Therefore, you want to keep developing, managing and protecting that IP in a way that drives more value and stimulates sustainable growth. It's also important that there is some type of exit strategy in place since most companies are acquired primarily due to their IP assets.

As someone who's created my own startups and is now working with others on theirs to help develop technology, I've gained a greater understanding of how to take care of these assets as an IT executive so that I might provide others with best practices to implement with their own IP. Previously, I did not prioritize IP in the way I should have. Here are some best practices to employ:"
Posted by Kip Currier, PhD, JD at 8:35 AM No comments:
Labels: best practices, business assets, companies, developing managing protecting IP, IP, startups, strategic planning

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Intellectual property basics for startups: trade secrets; DLA Piper via Lexology, June 27, 2018

Victoria Lee, DLA Piper via Lexology; Intellectual property basics for startups: trade secrets

"The crown jewels of a typical technology company are often found in its intellectual property portfolio. Having a good basic understanding of intellectual property protection is essential for entrepreneurs to extract value out of their company’s key assets and manage opportunities and risk arising from them. Among these key assets is the trade secret.

Our colleague Victoria Lee outlines what startups need to know about trade secrets in this article."
Posted by Kip Currier, PhD, JD at 12:50 PM No comments:
Labels: business assets, IP basics, IP law, IP portfolio, startups, tech companies, trade secrets

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Trademark Basics: What Can and Can't Be Trademarked?; Business.com, June 21, 2018

James Parsons, Business.com; Trademark Basics: What Can and Can't Be Trademarked?

"When you’re producing graphics for your website, whether it’s a logo for the corner navigation or an illustration for a blog post or landing page, those are assets of value. You might have paid a graphic designer for them, or you might have made them yourself, but either way, they’re worth protecting. So can you trademark them?"
Posted by Kip Currier, PhD, JD at 3:33 PM No comments:
Labels: business assets, distinguishing copyright and trademarks, IP protection, managing IP, trademark basics
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Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section
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