Negotiating tips for inventors looking to sell a patent or license a patent. These negotiating tips also apply to areas outside of selling a patent such as raising money for a patent.
In order to sell a patent to a corporation or individual you must first have a solid foundation as well as a patent attorney to walk you through the process. This short video will lay some basic ground work on how to sell a patent.
This video gives you basic tips to conduct a patent search online.This is primarily useful for solo inventors who are trying to keep their legal fees relatively low. By bringing base information for a lawyer, legal fees can often be reduced.Patent Searches are one of the most important steps of the patent process and can be very costly as well. Enjoy, and for more information on patents you can visit us at http://www.IdeaBuyer.com [More] [Less]
On Oct. 17-19, hundreds of experts from around the world and Music Row came to Vanderbilt Law School to discuss and debate issues such as how artists, songwriters and authors are paid for use of their work and how to legally distribute music, videos and other works protected by intellectual property as part of a conference sponsored by Vanderbilt, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).Vanderbilt professor of law and director of the international legal studies program, Larry Helfer collaborated with music rights organizations BMI, ASCAP and SESAC for the conference.PANEL DISCUSSION 3. LICENSING, DOCUMENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTSIssues to discuss: Conditions and licensing techniques. Fee structures. Collection and distribution of fees. New uses for modern technology. Reciprocal representation agreements between collective management organizations. Licensing and orphan works. Special licensing issues. Interface between technological protection measures (TPM) and private copying. Tracking performances and paying royalties.Moderator: Mr. Vincent Candilora, Senior Vice President, Director of Licensing, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Nashville, TNSpeakers:Mr. Michael Steinberg, Vice President, Business Affairs, Licensing, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), New York, NYMr. Greg Riggle, Vice President, Broadcast Licensing, SESAC Inc., Nashville, TNMr. Alan Balchin, Executive Director, Data Management, Performing Rights Society (PRS), London, United KingdomMr. John L. Simson, Executive Director, SoundExchange Inc., Washington, D.C.,Mr. Gary Churgin, Chief Executive Officer, Harry Fox, New York, NY [More] [Less]
Dr. Schmidt delivered the keynote address at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's launch of a New Vision for global think tanks. For more information visit http://www.ceip.org
In 1994, the Patent Troll made his first appearance in the Patents Video. We've recently digitized our analog video that was sold to hundreds of corporations, universities, governmental entities and law firms to educate laypersons about Intellectual Property and particularly patents. Enjoy this 4 minute clip from the 33 minute video. For more information check out www.ogandthak.com [More] [Less]
http://www.ted.com Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of "three stories and an argument." The Net's most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the "ASCAP cartel" to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital intellectual property laws, and reveals how bad laws beget bad code. Then, in an homage to cutting-edge artistry, he throws in some of the most hilarious remixes you've ever seen. [More] [Less]