TY - JOUR T1 - Detecting White Spots in Innovation-Driven Intellectual Property Management JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Daniel Eckelt A1 - Christian Dülme A1 - Jürgen Gausemeier A1 - Simon Hemel KW - business model KW - competitive advantage KW - competitive arena KW - Innovation management KW - intellectual capital KW - intellectual property KW - value proposition AB - Technology companies scan the competitive arena for patents to discover research activities and technology trends. Patents are the outcome of innovation processes that take several month or even years, depending on the industry. The process of publishing patents usually lasts longer. A huge time gap of up to several years between early research and development activities and published patents is the consequence. Therefore, a patent is a weak indicator for the identification of early innovation activities. However, the inventor needs intellectual assets such as data, knowledge, and expertise to carry out an innovation process. It is likely that these intellectual assets can improve the competitor analysis – rendering them primary targets. In this article, we introduce a systematic approach to detect intellectual property (IP) activities of stakeholders in selected technology fields (e.g., hiring experts, taking part in research projects, gathering specific data). A technology field with a low intensity of IP activities offers great opportunities, which we call a "white spot". Our proposed approach can help identify the white spots in innovation-driven IP management and thereby help devise recommendations to improve a company’s IP portfolio. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/1003 IS - 7 U1 - Heinz Nixdorf Institute Daniel Eckelt (MSc) is a Research Associate in the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn, Germany. He works in a team focused on strategic planning and innovation management within the working group of strategic product planning and systems engineering. His research topics are Industrie 4.0, strategic IP management, and innovation management in multi-stakeholder organizations. In this field, he is working in numerous research and industry projects as wells as in political and social consulting. U2 - Heinz Nixdorf Institute Christian Dülme (MSc) is a Research Associate in the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn, Germany. He works in a team focused on strategic planning and innovation management within the working of group strategic product planning and systems engineering. His research topics are future scenarios for Industrie 4.0, potential identification, and product strategy, particularly the reconfiguration of product portfolios. In these fields, he is working in numerous research and industry projects. U3 - Heinz Nixdorf Institute Jürgen Gausemeier is a Senior Professor in the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn, Germany. His key activities are strategic product planning and systems engineering. He was speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre 614 "Self-Optimizing Concepts and Structures in Mechanical Engineering" by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and was a member of the German Council of Science and Humanities from 2009 until 2015. Jürgen is the initiator and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the consultant company UNITY AG. Since 2003, he has been member of acatech, the German Academy of Science and Engineering and has been its Vice President since 2012. He is also Chairman of the Board of the Leading-Edge Cluster "Intelligente Technische Systeme Ostwestfalen-Lippe (it's OWL)”, which was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. U4 - Simon Hemel (MSc) works in the field of technical controlling for one of the world's leading manufacturers of slewing bearings. After an apprenticeship as a Management Assistant in IT systems at a German telecommunications company, Simon studied industrial engineering with focus on innovation and development management and controlling at the University of Paderborn, Germany. His master's thesis in the field of Intellectual Property Management was carried out in cooperation with the working group of strategic product planning and systems engineering at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute and a German medical-technology company, which is a world market leader in the field of exo-prosthetics. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Entrepreneurial India (May 2016) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Chris McPhee A1 - Dharmesh Raval KW - Brand India KW - entrepreneurship KW - higher education institutions KW - India KW - intellectual property KW - Make in India KW - Open innovation KW - research KW - startups PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/984 IS - 5 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. U2 - RK University Dharmesh Raval is Dean of the Faculty of Management and Professor and Director of the School of Management at RK University in Rajkot, India. His teaching and research interests include entrepreneurship, financial performance measurement and analysis, and related areas. He has presented research papers at several national and international conferences and has authored articles in reputed journals. He received his PhD from Saurashtra University in Rajkot. His academic experience includes over 15 years of teaching, research, academic-administration, and industry–academia interface experience in the areas of business management and commerce. He has been on the boards of Rajkot Commodity Exchange (Government of India) in Rajkot and Rajkot Management Association (AIMA) in past. His interests include designing new academic courses and engaging in business-support activities for startups. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Insights (July 2016) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Chris McPhee KW - business model innovation KW - circular economy KW - cooperation KW - industry KW - Innovation management KW - intellectual property KW - Open innovation KW - research infrastructure KW - value network design PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/999 IS - 7 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - TIM Lecture Series – An Introduction to Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2016 A1 - Elizabeth Collinson KW - Canada KW - CIPO KW - copyright KW - entrepreneurship KW - industrial design KW - intellectual property KW - patents KW - startups KW - trade secrets KW - trademarks PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 6 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/989 IS - 5 U1 - Canadian Intellectual Property Office Elizabeth Collinson is a Project Officer in the Outreach Program of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), where she has worked for more than 20 years in the Trademarks Branch, the Copyright and Industrial Design Branch, and the Information Branch. She has held various roles including Examiner, Policy and Training Officer, Supervisor, Business Development Officer, Project Officer and she was successful in acquiring Trademark Agent status. Currently, Elizabeth works in an Outreach team promoting the awareness and further education of intellectual property. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disrupting the Disrupter: Strategic Countermeasures to Attack the Business Model of a Coercive Patent-Holding Firm JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2015 A1 - Derek Smith KW - business model KW - business model framework KW - coercive patent holder KW - countermeasures KW - intellectual property KW - non-practicing entity KW - NPE KW - patent KW - patent arsenal KW - patent office policy KW - patent shark KW - patent troll AB - A coercive patent-holding firm operates a business model that strategically targets firms to force unforeseen patent licensing rents. Coercive patent holders use aggressive litigation tactics to instantaneously create a complicated asymmetrical expensive problem with significant business risk. The strategy creates a dominant position by leveraging legal and business pressure to force the targeted firm into an involuntarily engagement with a coercive patent-holding firm. Such engagements can be quite profitable for the patent holders – and quite devastating for targeted firms. Thus, this article attempts to synthesize a business model framework that reveals insights concerning the profit formula, key resources, and key processes that support the dominant position of coercive patent-holding firms. Based on this framework, we further synthesize countermeasures to disrupt these business model elements and diminish the dominant position. The insights and countermeasures reveal strategic options and tactics that can be leveraged against the business model of a coercive patent-holding firm to alter the dominant position and improve the business situation of the targeted firm. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 5 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/894 IS - 5 U1 - Geotab Inc. Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses with difficult intellectual property issues. He is also the Vice President of Intellectual Property for Geotab Inc. and a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States. He has over 25 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada, and Husky Injection Molding Systems, where he was Director of Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada, where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, for which he was awarded a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Derek also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering, also from Carleton University. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Citation-Based Patent Evaluation Framework to Reveal Hidden Value and Enable Strategic Business Decisions JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Derek Smith KW - citation-based patent evaluation KW - intellectual property KW - literature review KW - patent KW - patent citations KW - patent evaluation KW - patent value KW - prior art citation AB - Patent evaluation methodologies enable firms to make informed strategic business decisions by associating and revealing hidden information surrounding a patent. However, the value of a patent depends on a firm's capabilities and strategic direction; therefore, a patent evaluation requires the information to be properly related and aligned with a particular business consideration. This article reviews the literature on citation-based patent evaluation methodologies and develops a framework to help managers and entrepreneurs identify strategic groups of business considerations. The framework shows how categories of information can be interrelated to different strategic groups of business considerations, thereby providing a competitive advantage to the evaluating firm. The article includes recommendations for managers and entrepreneurs to help them make citation-based patent evaluation an ongoing business practice to enable strategic decision making. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/799 IS - 6 U1 - Carleton University Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses with difficult intellectual property issues. He is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States, and he has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada, and Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director of Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada , for which he was awarded a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Derek also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering, also from Carleton University. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Commercialization and Public Good: Conflict, Complement, or Critical Component? JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - R. Sandra Schillo KW - commercialization KW - intellectual property KW - public good KW - publicly funded science KW - science in society KW - societal benefits KW - technology transfer KW - university research AB - The controversy regarding the role of science in society – and how science can best achieve its role – may well date as far back as the beginnings of science itself. The specific arguments and the possible mechanisms for science to impact society, however, have changed over time. This article picks up the conversation with regards to the specific role of publicly funded science, presuming, similar to Brecht in this article's opening quotation, that publicly funded science has the goal of making positive contributions to society. To achieve this goal, today’s scientists and research managers face a myriad options of publication venues, protection mechanism, and collaborations with external partners including licensing and other options for commercialization. Oftentimes, the goal of achieving positive contributions to society is perceived as being in fundamental conflict with the restrictions many commercialization arrangements place on the use of knowledge. This article argues that, although commercialization may at times conflict with the goal of achieving positive contributions to society, it can also be complementary to pursuits towards societal contributions, or even a critical component in achieving the desired positive contributions to society. More specifically, it suggests that the use of the term “science for the public good” as description of the goal to achieve positive societal contributions might create confusion with the economic term “public good”. Thus, it seeks to reframe the discussion of how science can contribute to society in an era of increased openness and interaction. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/810 IS - 7 U1 - University of Ottawa R. Sandra Schillo is an Assistant Professor at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Sandra completed her doctoral studies at the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, University of Kiel, Germany and obtained her Masters' degree in Engineering Management from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Her professional work experience includes employment and consulting assignments with many of Canada’s federal science-based departments and agencies and other organizations active in innovation and entrepreneurship in Canada. Sandra teaches innovation and entrepreneurship at the undergraduate and master’s levels. Her research agenda focuses on the impact of research and innovation, and explores the application of new methodologies to capturing measures of innovation and entrepreneurship and their outcomes. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Service and Innovation (May 2014) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Chris McPhee A1 - Risto Rajala A1 - Marja Toivonen A1 - Mika Westerlund KW - collaboration KW - innovation indicators KW - innovation practices KW - intellectual property KW - knowledge-intensive business services KW - living labs KW - online gaming KW - service business development KW - service design KW - service innovation KW - service-dominant logic KW - trademarks KW - value chains KW - value creation PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/788 IS - 5 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. U2 - Aalto University Risto Rajala, D.Sc. (Econ) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Rajala holds a PhD in Information Systems Science from the Aalto University School of Business. His recent research has dealt with management of complex service systems, development of digital services, service innovation, and business model performance. Rajala’s specialties include management of industrial services, collaborative service innovation, knowledge management, and design of digital services. U3 - VTT Technical Research Centre Marja Toivonen is Research Professor at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, her specialty being service innovation and service business models. She is also Adjunct Professor at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. Marja has written several articles on service-related topics and been an invited speaker in many international conferences focusing on these topics. She is a council member of the European Association for Research on Services (RESER), and she is a member of the European Union's 2013–2014 High-Level Expert Group on Business Services. U4 - Carleton University Mika Westerlund, D.Sc. (Econ) is an Assistant Professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business in Ottawa, Canada. He previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley and in the School of Economics at Aalto University. Mika earned his doctoral degree in Marketing from the Helsinki School of Economics. His doctoral research focused on software firms’ business models and his current research interests include open and user innovation, business strategy, and management models in high-tech and service-intensive industries. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Finding the Signal in the Noise of Patent Citations: How to Focus on Relevance for Strategic Advantage JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Derek Smith KW - citation noise KW - citation-based patent evaluation KW - intellectual property KW - literature review KW - patent evaluation KW - patent evaluation limitations KW - prior art citations AB - Patent evaluations based on prior art citation data are business methodologies that can reveal hidden relationships between a patent and the associated prior art citations. These hidden relationships can further identify firms, actors and, technology and can identify strategic business relationships and opportunities. However, a fundamental problem with existing methodologies for discovering relevant relationships in citation data is noise. Citation noise obscures relevant relationships and impedes the potential value of these methodologies. This article reviews the literature on prior art citations as they relate to citation-based patent evaluation methodologies. A framework is presented to overcome citation noise and reveal relevant relationships to evaluate knowledge, technology, and invention properties, thereby opening up strategic and competitive advantages to the evaluating firm. The article provides guidance to executives and managers to help improve strategic decision making through relevant citation-based patent evaluations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 4 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/830 IS - 9 U1 - Carleton University Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses with difficult intellectual property issues. He is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States, and he has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada, and Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director of Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, for which he was awarded a Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement. His thesis is "A New Methodology For Citation Dependent Patent Evaluations". Derek also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering, also from Carleton University. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Insights (June 2013) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Chris McPhee KW - case study KW - intellectual property KW - IT function KW - open source business KW - process ambidexterity KW - risk management KW - software licenses KW - startups KW - technology entrepreneurship KW - uncertainty PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/689 IS - 6 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Leveraging Old Intellectual Property to Accelerate Technology Entrepreneurship JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Derek Smith KW - accelerated startup KW - business models KW - copyright KW - crowdfunding KW - due diligence KW - entrepreneurs KW - funding KW - intellectual property KW - old technology KW - product development clearance KW - trademark AB - Acquiring or licensing assets to older technologies, including surviving intellectual property rights, is an often-overlooked viable strategy for accelerating technology entrepreneurship. This strategy can help entrepreneurs short-cut the growth of a customer base, reduce development effort, and shorten the time to market with a minimum viable product. However, this strategy is not without risk; entrepreneurs need to be careful that the acquired intellectual property rights are not fraught with issues that could severely outweigh any perceived value. Proper investigation is required to ensure success because the current literature fails to provide tools that an entrepreneur can apply when considering the acquisition of intellectual property. This article includes a case study of a technology company – Piranha Games – that indirectly acquired sole and exclusive access to a substantial historical customer base by acquiring and licensing older technology and surviving intellectual property assets. The founders then leveraged the existing product brand and its historical customers to acquire significant funding and went global with a minimum viable product in three years. The copyright and trademark assets provided value on day one to Piranha Games by making it difficult and risky for others to exploit the technology. Based on this case study, this article offers recommendations to entrepreneurs who may benefit from acquiring old intellectual property to accelerate the growth of their startups. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/693 IS - 6 U1 - Magneto Innovention Management Derek Smith is the founder and principal of Magneto Innovention Management, an intellectual property consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs and small businesses to navigate and grow their international patent portfolios. He has over 20 years of experience working as an intellectual property management consultant and patent agent for IBM Canada, Bell Canada and, most recently, Husky Injection Molding Systems where he was Director, Global Intellectual Property. Prior to entering the field of intellectual property, he was an advisory engineer at IBM Canada where he was involved in a variety of leading-edge software development projects. Derek is currently a graduate student in the Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He also holds a BEng degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from Carleton University and is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Local Open Innovation: How to Go from Ideas to Solutions JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Oscar Smulders KW - intellectual property KW - local open innovation KW - Maintenance Valuepark KW - Quest for Solutions KW - regional innovation ecosystem AB - Local open innovation can be used to create a powerful dynamic within a local multi-stakeholder environment. This article shares the experiences of setting up a collaborative innovation process in a regional initiative in the Netherlands. In the first phase of the process, a couple of interactive idea generating sessions have been organized. These so called Quest for Solutions sessions have not only generated a rich set of useful solutions, but they also created a positive vibe within the local community. Factors that have contributed to the success of the idea generation sessions are working around real-life problems involving people who are directly affected by the problem. The structure of the sessions with alternating phases of divergence, exploration, and convergence allowed for broad understanding of the problems, exploration of potential solutions, and working towards result-oriented value statements. Key challenges in translating the ideas into solutions have been determining the value case and dealing with intellectual property. Special attention is given to the notion of innovative contract design as a means of dealing with intellectual property in an environment of local open innovation. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/666 IS - 3 U1 - Minase Oscar Smulders is consultant for Minase, a company that focuses on creating strategic partnerships between companies, improving collaboration within supply chains, and setting up collaborative clusters and innovative networks. Oscar received an MSc degree in Business Economics from Tilburg University and an MBA degree at Université du Québec à Montréal. Recently, he has been involved as Project Manager in the development of the Maintenance Valuepark (MVP), and recently he has taken up the role of Innovation Manager for the Knowledge and Innovation Centre of the MVP. Development and sharing of knowledge, network learning, and creation of trust are his focal points. Oscar believes in a participative approach, working together with all relevant stakeholders in an open and transparent setting, and sharing knowledge and opinions in order to reach the best outcomes. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - University-SME Collaboration and Open Innovation: Intellectual-Property Management Tools and the Roles of Intermediaries JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2013 A1 - Isabelle Deschamps A1 - Maria G. Macedo A1 - Christian Eve-Levesque KW - intellectual property KW - intermediaries KW - IP management KW - Open innovation KW - technology transfer KW - university-enterprise collaboration KW - university-SME collaboration AB - In 2009, the Conseil de la science et de la technologie du Québec (CST) made 13 recommendations to the Government of Quebec in order to shift innovative actors towards open-innovation practices adapted to the province's context: diversified economic sectors, a majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), public universities, etc. Among these recommendations are: i) to set up flexible mechanisms to promote research collaboration between public-private sectors such as universities and SMEs, and ii) to optimize intermediation bodies’ contribution to establish open-innovation practices. Furthermore, the lack of adequate understanding and tools for the management of intellectual property (IP) was identified as a major inhibitor of open-innovation practices, to which actors should pay specific attention. In this article, we present results and recommendations from a field study focused on two groups of actors: i) companies involved in collaborative innovation and ii) intermediary agents enabling innovation and technology transfer. Our first goal was to shed some light on factors that facilitate open innovation through improved university-enterprise collaborations and, more importantly, that attempt to overcome the irritants related to IP management. Our second goal was to analyze the roles of diverse intermediaries in the fostering of successful collaborations between universities and SMEs. Our study yielded three findings: i) SMEs do not care about understanding and improving their capabilities about IP and are not equipped with adequate tools and best practices for managing IP and for managing the overall collaborative mechanisms in general; ii) this gap in preparation for open innovation is persistent, since even the intermediaries, whose role is to guide SMEs in university-enterprise collaborations, suffer themselves from the lack of appropriate IP transfer and sharing tools, and do not perceive the need to offer better support in this regard; and iii) overall, current IP-transfer and collaboration-management tools are not sophisticated enough to provide appropriate support for the implementation of open innovation, by which we mean more open and collaborative innovation in the context of university-enterprise collaborations. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 3 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/668 IS - 3 U1 - École de technologie supérieure Isabelle Deschamps is Professor and founder of graduate programs in Innovation Management at École de technologie supérieure in Montreal, Canada. A professional engineer, she has been active for 30 years as a consultant, trainer, investor, and researcher in the fields of collaborative technological innovation. She has been advisor and manager in governmental agencies, incubators, transfer centres, and clusters in industries such as aluminum, environment, information technologies, nanotechnologies, and life science. Directly active for more than 15 years in the Quebec innovation ecosystem, she coached and financed startups and university spin-offs as Vice-President of Inno-centre, a technological incubator and as Partner of Capimont Technologies, a private venture capital group. Since 2007, she has been involved in fast-growing high-tech SMEs for the management of innovation and university-enterprise collaborations. She holds an MBA from HEC-Montréal and a DBA in Innovation Management from Harvard University. U2 - École de technologie supérieure / SePSI-UQAM Maria Macedo is a Technology Transfer Officer at Service des partenariats et soutien à l'innovation (SePSI-UQAM), in Montreal, Canada, where she manages partnership research projects and university intellectual property. In this position, she creates a link between top university research and the unmet needs of industry, thereby providing the university's members with a real opportunity to gain any commercial benefits arising from their research. Maria has over 10 years of experience in innovation management and strategic planning. In recent years, she has conducted industry studies that identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to the industry’s development and innovation. Maria completed her undergraduate studies at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM) in Food Chemistry and she holds an MSc and a PhD in Food Sciences from Laval University in Québec City as well as a MBA from HEC Montréal. She is finalizing an MSc in management of innovation at École de technologie supérieure in Montreal. U3 - École de technologie supérieure Christian Eve-Levesque is a young professional who cumulates experience in product development, technology transfer, and production engineering in medical and robotic sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Innovation Management from École de technologie supérieure in Montreal, Canada. He is active in university-enterprise collaboration projects as well as in enterprise-enterprise collaboration projects. Christian also teaches business strategy for graduate programs in Innovation Management at École de technologie supérieure. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Recent Research (December 2012) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Chris McPhee KW - consumer IT KW - electric vehicles KW - intellectual property KW - marketing strategy KW - neuromarketing KW - open source software KW - open source software foundations KW - research KW - Sprott School of Business KW - Technology Innovation Management program PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/632 IS - 12 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Role of Universities in Technology Entrepreneurship JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Jonathan Wells KW - business parks KW - economic development KW - entrepreneurship KW - intellectual property KW - research KW - spinoffs KW - universities AB - This article discusses the role that universities play in the process of technology entrepreneurship, where entrepreneurship is restricted to the process of launching and supporting small and medium-sized technology-based businesses. The article briefly discusses a few of the issues that influence a university’s participation in the process of entrepreneurship. Although there is no “one-size-fits-all” model, the article discusses various ways that Canadian universities may help entrepreneurs, including contract research, the provision of business parks, and sensible handling of intellectual property issues. Finally, the article suggests that the return on “investment”, for both the university and the province, is a difficult thing to measure – nevertheless, participation in the entrepreneurship process may result in some tangible and intangible benefits for both parties. VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/549 IS - 4 U1 - Carleton University Jonathan Wells is Executive Director, Research Centre in Technology Innovation, at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Jonathan comes from a background of software engineering, with experience in all sizes of high-tech business, from very small startups upwards to large multinationals. He founded and ran a small software development and consultancy business for several years and subsequently worked as a project manager for HP software development teams in New Zealand, later holding the position of CIO for the Meat Inspection Branch of the NZ Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Jonathan has an undergraduate degree in Physics and Computer Science and holds an MBA from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - TIM Lecture Series – Intellectual Property Paradigms for Global Business JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Gordon Freedman KW - global business KW - intellectual property KW - IP KW - patents KW - strategy KW - trademarks PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/638 IS - 12 U1 - Freedman & Associates Gordon Freedman is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and patent and trademark agent registered to practice before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With clients ranging from early-stage technology startups to Fortune 500 companies, he brings a business-centric approach to patents and patent enforcement. Gordon honed his business acumen by founding, growing, and selling a high-tech startup; his blend of business skill and intellectual property expertise make him a unique resource. He has particular technical expertise in electronics, including semiconductor manufacturing, semiconductor circuit design, miniaturization, communications, transducer systems and information technology, including software, consumer electronics, security, image processing, and communications. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Editorial: Intellectual Property Rights (December 2011) JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2011 A1 - Chris McPhee A1 - Peter Carbone KW - intellectual property KW - intellectual property rights KW - IP KW - IPR KW - patents PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 1 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/500 IS - 3 U1 - Technology Innovation Management Review Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review and is in the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University in Ottawa. Chris received his BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston, following which he worked in a variety of management, design, and content development roles on science education software projects in Canada and Scotland. U2 - Peter Carbone is a successful executive known for his thought leadership, business acumen, and technology leadership. He is often called on to address new business and technology challenges. Peter is a pathfinder with a track record of creating innovative solutions, strategically managing technology and innovation, successfully launching and running new businesses, and leading business development initiatives. Peter has held CTO, R&D, and senior business positions in several high-tech companies, and he has led or been directly involved with several technology company acquisitions. Peter has been engaged as technical advisor to startups, is part of the faculty of an entrepreneur development program that has created >100 new companies, and has been on the boards of US-based Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) and Coral CEA. He is past Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) and Chair of an ITAC committee, which is focused on the Global Competitiveness of Canada’s Knowledge Economy. Peter is also a member of the Advisory Board and Review Board of the Technology Innovation Management Review. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Intellectual Property Rights: Unlocking the Value of this New Asset Class JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2011 A1 - Daniel J. Henry KW - asset class KW - intellectual property KW - intellectual property rights KW - patents AB - Discussing the value of intellectual property (IP) has become a common theme in today’s mainstream press and is now central to the business strategy of a growing number of technology companies, both large and small, domestically and internationally. This focus on IP and intellectual property rights (IPR) is a trend that has developed over the last several years as a result of a convergence of factors including the growth of the patent monetization industry, ongoing reforms to U.S. patent law, the emergence of China and other countries in the Far East as technology-production hubs, and the advocacy of the “knowledge-centric” economy. In this article, we look at the monetization of patents and the emergence of a vibrant industry based on IPR as a new and highly prized asset class. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 1 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/504 IS - 3 U1 - WiLAN Inc. Daniel J. Henry is Vice President, Business Development with WiLAN Inc., Canada’s largest publicly traded IP licensing firm. A seasoned IP executive, he has extensive experience in corporate and IP law and business development. Before joining WiLAN Inc., Mr. Henry held the position of Senior Vice President with ICAP Patent Brokerage, where he advised clients on the sale and acquisition of valuable IP assets. Prior to ICAP, he was a Partner with Altitude Capital Partners, where he conceived and executed the firm’s business development program and strategic relationships with corporate IP holders and other IP professionals. Mr. Henry is a practiced speaker on IP and value generation at conferences internationally and has been recognized by Intellectual Asset Magazine as one of the top 250 IP strategists in the world for the past three years. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Patent Value: A Business Perspective for Technology Startups JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2011 A1 - Angela de Wilton KW - business value KW - intellectual property KW - patenting costs KW - patents KW - strategy AB - In the last year, news headlines have highlighted record patent infringement settlements, multibillion dollar auctions of large corporate patent portfolios, and ongoing patent battles between key technology industry players. Despite this acknowledgment of the significant value of patents for large corporations, many small technology companies are understandably more focused on the near-term costs of obtaining a patent rather than future value. Costs may seem prohibitive to an early stage technology startup. Some software startups question whether patents are relevant to their business. In practice, effective intellectual property (IP) strategy and management is dependent on many factors, such as technology or industry sector, size and maturity of the business, technology lifecycle, and the business and market environment. IP strategy must be aligned to business strategy from the outset. By considering IP in the broader context of the overall business plan and the competitive environment, opportunities for generating increased return on R&D investment and added business value through patents or other forms of IP can be recognized early on. This approach ensures that a decision about whether or not to patent is driven by business reasons rather than budget constraints. This article examines the costs and benefits of patents from the perspective of early-stage technology startups and growing businesses, and it provides some general guidance on best practices for developing an IP and patent activity plan and for building a patent portfolio that appropriately supports business objectives. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 1 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/501 IS - 3 U1 - de Wilton IP Inc. Angela de Wilton holds a BSc Honours (Chemical Physics) from the University of Bristol, England, and a PhD from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is registered as a Patent Agent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, is a Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Licensing Executives Society. Angela is a founder of de Wilton IP Inc., which assists small to medium-sized technology companies in developing an IP strategy and building and managing a cost-effective patent portfolio. Angela draws on past experience in the Nortel IP Law department, where she developed IP Strategy, and as Director of Intellectual Property, where she was responsible for a global patent program and supported patent licensing and litigation programs. Angela has also been involved in patent agent training and management development programs, and she has prior postdoctoral industrial R&D experience. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reasons for Patent Protection and Cost-effective Patent Filing Options for SMEs JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2011 A1 - Natalie Raffoul A1 - Art Brion KW - innovation KW - intellectual property KW - patent cost KW - patent filing KW - patent protection AB - Many innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) do not seek patent protection for their innovations, either because they are skeptical about the perceived benefits or wary of the perceived costs. However, by failing to protect their intellectual property with patents, they leave themselves exposed to attack by other patent holders. This article explores arguments for patent protection as well as filing options that can protract the patenting process while simultaneously reducing patenting costs. By choosing their patent application filings wisely, SMEs can keep their patenting options open for as long as possible while delaying costs. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 1 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/505 IS - 3 U1 - CLANCY P.C. + BRION RAFFOUL Natalie Raffoul is a founding partner of CLANCY P.C. + BRION RAFFOUL. As a registered patent agent and lawyer with a background in electrical engineering, she has extensive experience in drafting patent applications for technologies including: electronics, wireless and optical communications and networking, telecommunications switching, optical components and manufacturing processes, optical fibre manufacturing processes, satellite components, fuel cell technologies, security devices and software processes for supply chain management. Natalie is also experienced in filing and prosecuting Canadian, U.S., and PCT international patent applications. She provides advice to her clients, in English and in French, on worldwide patent filing strategies and portfolio management. She is also a frequent speaker on intellectual property matters. U2 - CLANCY P.C. + BRION RAFFOUL Art Brion is a computer engineer, lawyer, and a U.S. and Canadian patent agent. Since 1998, he has assisted clients ranging from multinational corporations to high-tech startup companies to lone inventors. Prior to founding CLANCY P.C. + BRION RAFFOUL, Art practiced with two IP boutique firms in Ottawa. His practice centers on not just the drafting and prosecution of patent applications worldwide but also on providing advice regarding portfolio management and worldwide patent filing strategies. He also provides advice on intellectual property mining and licensing strategies. Art’s fields of specialization include software/Internet-based technologies, wireless technologies, communications and computer and networking and related systems, optics/electro-optic communication systems, cryptography/encryption based technologies, semiconductors and business method systems. A former Editor-in-Chief of the UNB Law Journal, he enjoys the thrust and parry of patent prosecution as it mirrors one of his main preoccupations: fencing. ER -