In many companies, business and legal operate as separate silos. On the business side, there is business development, corporate development, marketing, finance, and human resources. On the legal side, there are in-house attorneys and outside counsel. Business sees legal as a cost ...
Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Why Strategy, Law, And Organization?
In this post, I advance a simple argument: A combined Strategy, Law, and Organization lens provides superior solutions to difficult business and legal problems. Good business lawyers understand that legal problems are necessarily business problems. Yet, understanding the law, by itself, is ...
Intellectual Property Rights, Merger And Acquisition Strategy, And Transaction Costs
Do the transaction costs of allocating intellectual property rights in collaborative R&D influence merger and acquisition strategy? When it is difficult to write intellectual property agreements, does it makes sense for managers to turn ...
Apple Acquires The “i-phone” Trademark In China
Apple has finally ended its iPhone trademark problem in China by acquiring the rights to the "i-phone" mark from Hanwang Technology. The acquisition ends a dangerous intellectual property and marketing situation for Apple. As I wrote in an earlier post, because ...
Introducing New Contributor To The Strategy x Law Blog, Soyeun Choi
I am excited to introduce Soyeun D. Choi, a new contributor to the Strategy x Law Blog. She will write primarily on leadership, business and intellectual property law. After conversations with Soyeun about business and law, I am confident that she will provide thoughtful insights on issues at the intersection of strategy ...
Creating Markets For Patents
The New York Times recently reported on the emerging patent marketplace. The idea is that a market where patents can be bought and sold would reduce the ...
How Disney Will Impact Marvel
Now that Disney has acquired Marvel and its characters for $4 billion (a 29% premium), the question is how will Disney impact Marvel? Both Disney and Marvel touted the deal as huge win for both companies. Will Disney ...
Intellectual Property And Open Innovation On The Smart Grid
Will the smart grid develop through proprietary intellectual or open innovation? To what extent can both contribute to the smart grid's growth? The answers to these questions will have a huge influence on how the smart grid works and what it ultimately does for energy efficiency. In this ...
Implications Of China’s Appeal Of The WTO Ruling
After last week's WTO ruling regarding China's importation of copyrighted materials, China has announced that it will appeal the decision. What are the implications of the appeal? Reasons For China's Appeal China has given two related responses to the WTO ruling. First, China contends ...
The WTO Ruling On China’s Imports Of Copyrighted Materials
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that China improperly curbs imports of books, music, and movies. While it is tempting to view the ruling as a victory for copyright law, it does not mean the competitive playing field will become level. The U.S. Complaint Against China In ...