Ten Questions for Evaluating an IP Portfolio
From a Philip Brooks' Patent Infringement Updates post. Please refer to Mr. Brook's post for related links.
"Christopher A. Colvin of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Tom Steiglehner of Silver Point Capital present 10 questions as a framework for evaluating a company's intellectual property portfolio in the December print issue of the Journal of Corporate Renewal from the Turnaround Management Association.
What are the company's three most valuable IP assets?
What are the company's three least valuable IP assets?
What is the company's offensive IP strategy?
What is the company's defensive IP strategy?...
What is the company's foreign IP strategy?
What will the company's IP portfolio look like in five years? 10 years?
Has the company 'locked up' its IP assets?
Who is managing the company's IP portfolio?
Has IP management contributed to business shortcomings?
Is the company's IP strategy thoroughly integrated with its overall business plan?"
