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How do you determine how long to hold on to IP? I am interested in learning how organizations determine when to keep intellectual property and when to give it up. What are the filters or questions...
September 01, 2014
The pursuit of intellectual property (IP) that can be protected through patents, copyrights, and trademarks has traditionally formed the cornerstone of many companies’ strategies. The general rule of...
March 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: Patent dealers have achieved exceptional growth in scale and scope of operations; today, their approaches to patent value affect intellectual property strategies for companies in many...
January 01, 2020
Technical innovation involves a fundamental paradox: Inventors want to keep the basic workings of their technologies secret, but the commercial progress and further development of those technologies...
August 31, 2020
Anti-covid-19 medicines are being approved too easily What do a malaria drug, a Russian vaccine and the blood plasma of people who have recovered from covid-19 have in common? All have been approved...
2005 Deliverables Report out, May 2005 Description This group was formed to study development of Intellectual Property (IP) Strategies in Changing Business and Legal Environments. The customer of the...
How do you resource intellectual property? How is Intellectual Property resourced at your company (Legal, R&D within Business, and R&D from the center/Corp)? How many resources do you have in...
Friday October 04, 2019 12:00pm – 1:00pm
There are blockchain projects in nearly every major industry occurring in more than 140 countries around the globe. More than 100 articles a day discuss cryptocurrency pricing alone. Blockchain...
August 24, 2020
Virtual i101: Managing Innovation Get your innovation team up to speed quickly with these two virtual i101 sessions entirely online! The IRI Virtual i101 course is designed to provide an introduction...
1. Purpose and Basis for these Principles The Innovation Research Interchange (hereinafter IRI) has adopted and implemented Participation Principles to govern the use of its intellectual property...
May 2012 - November 2013 As part of IRI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration (2013) IRI commissioned the IRI2038 project, a futures initiative designed to answer the following two questions: How will...
Purpose & Scope The Innovation Manager will: Provide corporate innovation and growth leadership through strong innovation management in alignment with overall business front end strategies...
Friday May 18, 2018 12:00pm – 1:00pm
In this ever-changing world, it is business critical to stay ahead of your competition by creating new and innovative products that meet your consumer needs. Predicting where your competitors are...
Keynote Presenters Opening Keynote: Adaptive Innovation - The Fabric of Effective R&D Keoki Jackson, ScD, CTO, Lockheed Martin Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 to 9:15 am Dr. Jackson shares his...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics The 50 metrics are listed in priority according to the ranking developed by attendees at the IRI Meeting in Williamsburg,...