Virtual Entrepreneur

Ecopreneurist: When I spoke with Nancy Cronin Edwards last week, she had just returned from TechConnect Summit in Boston. Cronin Edwards is a principal in ipCapital Group, a consulting firm specializing in intellectual property strategy, and had been speaking at the conference and was excited, but also... More

Bizhelp 24: Entrepreneurs are starting businesses driven by a passion for ideas rather than the pursuit of wealth, but do you need to spend more time ensuring your intellectual property (IP) is adequately protected? A survey of users of VentureNavigator shows that entrepreneurs and small business leaders... More

Lawfuel: Registering a trade mark for the name of your food service business has become more important than ever before. The media has covered several disputes recently over the trading names for restaurants, cafés and bars. One story involves the owners of a hotel and wine bar down in Otago trading... More

Washington Times: Government’s protection of property is critical to economic growth. That includes protecting intellectual property – or IP – such as inventions and innovations through patents. This should be obvious, particularly in today’s high-tech economy. But history also... More

Signal: You wouldn’t open your office for business and then go home without locking up, right? That’s essentially what you’re doing if you don’t secure your business ideas by taking the steps to protect your trademarks, trade secrets and product design and packaging. Entrepreneurs... More

Science Business: Patents may be at the root of scientific and technological advances and national prosperity, but it’s been tough to actually put a price tag on their value. But 2 former Microsoft Corp. managers are trying to do just that. Edward Jung and Nathan Myhrvold started Intellectual Ventures,... More

IndustryWeek: How do you prevent competitors from obtaining patents that could block you from using your own innovative ideas in your products and services? This critical question faces managers of innovation and intellectual property throughout the global economy, which is increasingly embroiled in... More

9 entre 10 empresas e pessoas físicas têm dúvidas sobre o processo e os requisitos para o registro de marcas no Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI). Custa caro registrar uma marca? Para que serve realmente? Devo registrar apenas o nome ou o logotipo também? Por quanto tempo vale... More

By Lamar Smith – Real Clear Politics: Few issues are as important to the economic strength of the United States as our ability to create and protect intellectual property. American IP industries account for over half of all U.S. exports, represent 40% of the country’s economic growth and employ... More

ag-IP-news Agency: US Under-Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jon Dudas opened the agency’s new exhibit, ‘Art of Invention – Invention of Art.’ The exhibit features 70 works of art that emerged from... More