Publications

Kate Shore, Consulting Manager adds finishing analysis on the importance of a pro-active IP strategy to Jim Edwards' article Brand Defense: Protecting Trademarks and Copyrights Part II for Adweek.

Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal, highlights the role of technology and IP in Olympic swimming in her latest blog entry, In the Water Cube, It's Clean AND Green for the Huffington Post's green section.

In the July 2008 issue of Chief Executive Magazine, John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, lends his intellectual property expertise to Erik Sherman's article Surviving the Patent Shakeup.

Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal, discusses The Role of Intellectual Property in Innovation in Tatsuya Nakagawa's Product Life Marketing Blog.

Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal, weighs in on the role of intellectual property in clean tech entrepreneurship in Watch Your Back - Protecting Your Green Invention by MC Milker for Ecopreneurist.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, and Kate Shore, Consulting Manager, discuss the framework for maximizing ROI by "Managing IP in open innovation partnerships" in the the June-July 2008 issue of Intellectual Asset Management Magazine.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, contributes his insights on IP in the banking industry in Glen Fest's Bank Technology News article Intellectual Property on Trial.

Rachael Schwartz, Senior Manager, and Ben Taylor, Senior Associate discuss the effects patent protection could have on the development of insurance industry patents in their Risk & Insurance Online article No More Patent Copycats and sidebar Recent Insurance-related Patent Filings.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman and Rachael Schwartz, Senior Manager, discuss ways the banking industry could better approach infringement issues in A Little Homework Could Have Saved Banks a Lot of Patents Grief.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman and Rachael Schwartz, Senior Manager, provide expertise to the May 2008 CFO magazine article Patents under Pressure 

Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal Partner, proposes improvements to the Eco-Patent Commons to aid in its goal of sharing useful environmental technologies in "Strategic Thinking: Growing the Eco-Patent Commons to Truly Promote Green Innovation". The article was published in April 2008 at Greenbiz.com.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman and Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal Partner, discuss the positive impact collaboration has on the ways companies invent in the recent How Online interview "Transparency and Collaboration in Intellectual Property".

John Cronin contributes to the article "The Changing Face of Intellectual Property" in the March 2008 issue of Financial Executive Magazine.

Doug Roth, Senior Manager, discusses the role of patent lawsuits in the consolidation-ripe CDN market in the February 2008 article "Are CDN Patent Lawsuits Actually a Mating Call?" by xchange Magazine's Kelly M. Teal.

John Cronin provides expertise on the relationship between businesses and academic institutions in determining an intellectual property royalty structure that is a boon to both sectors in the EE Times article "Industry could pay in advance for university IP, prez says".

Effective due dilligence requires linking a company's intellectual property to its business as outlined in "IP due diligence: Make it strategic" by Douglas J. Roth and Michael R. Bielski in their article in Corporate Dealmaker magazine.

Globalization has created both significant opportunities and risks for innovative organizations. Michael Bielski, Justin Kunz and John Cronin discuss how IP strategy can help innovative organizations sustain competitive advantage in "Lowering Intellectual Property (IP) Risk When Outsourcing Manufacturing."

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman introduces ipCapital Group and discusses the importance of a strong intellectual property strategy in ipCG's premier podcast. Listen to the Podcast

Combination products frequently rely on innovations from a number of different sources. Thus, it is crucial for all participants to understand the IP issues related to product development and commercialization. Michael Bielski, Senior Associate, and Christine Ford explain in "Combination Products and Intellectual Property." This article was published in the April 2007 edition of Medical Product Outsourcing.

Companies and their shareholders stand to benefit from the development and promotion of their IP portfolios as described in “Communicating the Value of Your Intellectual Property to Wall Street.” Chris Rose, John Cronin, and Rachael Schwartz share their insights in the March-April 2007 edition of Research-Technology Management.

Determining how patents stack up within an industry is a challenge, especially in dynamic sectors such as renewable energy and environmental technology. Nancy Edwards Cronin considers the value of patent scoring in "Patenting Model Lets Companies Assess IP Strength." Additional information is available on energy and environmental technologies and patent scoring.

Is innovation part of your growth strategy? At a time when U.S. investments in R&D exceed $200 billion, it seems that many businesses are looking to innovation as the foundation of a sustainable competitive advantage. Our Winter 2007 edition of Growth Strategies explores the connection between innovation, corporate resilience, and IP strategy.

If you’re merging or acquiring, you can creatively map patent data on a strategically developed framework that will show strengths or weaknesses of IP portfolio combinations. Douglas Roth, Senior Manager, illustrates this process in "Treasure Map." This article was published in the July/August 2006 issue of Corporate Dealmaker magazine.

In the near future, many insurance companies may be taken completely by surprise when one innovative leader captures large expanses of IP space in the insurance industry. John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, and Rachael Schwartz, Senior Manager, describe this trend and offer possible solutions in "Insurance Industry: Poised to Generate Significant Value from Patenting."

How do you ensure that all partners enjoy IP benefits in a joint venture? Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal, and John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, are the authors of "It’s All in Your Point of View." This article appeared in the March/April 2006 issue of Corporate Dealmaker magazine.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, and Douglas Roth, Senior Manager, are the authors of "Strategic Licensing: Securing Value From Innovation." This article first appeared in issue 13 of Intellectual Asset Management magazine, published by Globe White Page, London, UK.

Nancy Edwards Cronin, Principal, is the author of "Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on IAM Personnel and Executives." This article first appeared in issue 7 of Intellectual Asset Management magazine, published by Globe White Page, London, UK.

John Cronin, Managing Director & Chairman, and Rachael Schwartz, Senior Manager, co-authored "Developing the Nanotech Patent Portfolio," within the article, "Patent Challenges for Nanotech Investors." This article first appeared in issue 2 of Intellectual Asset Management magazine, published by Globe White Page, London, UK.