Nortel Networks

Managing Your Most Valuable Assets: Far too many businesses make the mistake of under-valuing their most valuable assets, their intellectual property or IP. Patents, trademarks and service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, brands, authorship, and technology and know-how are what sets your business apart from all other businesses. Any competitor can... build a building just like your building or manufacture products just like your products. But NO business can use your intellectual assets. Or, at least, use them and get away with it! How do we know that a businesss intellectual property is its most valuable assets? Here is just one of many examples. In 2013, Nortel Networks Corporation, a major Canadian telecommunications and networking manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy and the business was liquidated. The companys patents were sold off first, then each of the operating units were sold. The patents generated more revenue than all of the operating companies combined! IP Consulting LLC helps businesses better manage, better utilize and better exploit their intellectual property. We help our clients produce the highest possible return on their most valuable assets. Patent Brokerage : We help businesses sell patents, trademarks and other IP they are not using or that are not core to their businesses. Patent Acquisition : One way to develop a new product is to hire an R&D staff and spend millions of dollars and three or four years. The far cheaper alternative is to acquire a patent for a few hundred thousand dollars! Patent Valuation : Most businesses have no idea how much their patents are worth. In fact, patents are assets that often do not even appear on the companys balance sheet! Valuing your patents can add significant hard assets to your balance sheet, assets you did know you had and that you were not reporting. Patent Licensing : We help companies find technologies they can license, or enable companies to generate licensing income from their patents income with a 100% gross margin! IP Consulting Services: ...Read More