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Licensing as a Strategic Signal: What is Your Message to the Market
Licensing is more than a revenue generating business. It is a deliberate message to competitors, partners and investors about how you manage risk, value and growth. Choose the signal you send.
What Implementers Should Do When Approached for SEP Licensing – SEP Licensing for Implementers
For many companies, the first real encounter with Standard Essential Patent licensing happens when a letter or email arrives from a patent owner or licensing program. It can be unsettling: legal language, royalty demands, and references to technical standards you may not even be fully aware your products or services rely on. Yet if they use connectivity, video, or other standardized technologies, chances are that at some point, a licensor will reach out.
Technology Licensing vs Patent Licensing: What’s the Difference?
When companies talk about licensing, the terms technology licensing and patent licensing often get blurred together. Both are about giving another party the right to use something valuable, but they operate in very different ways.
Understanding the difference is not just a legal detail. It can define whether a licensing strategy works, whether it brings in meaningful revenue, and whether the licensee can actually use what they have paid for.
Making Licensing Tangible – What Makes Technology Licensable?
Not every technology can, or should, be licensed. But when licensing is on the table, one key question always comes up: Is this technology actually licensable?
In this article I go through what traits can make technology licensable in the first place. It’s not just about how good your invention is. It’s about how complete, protected, usable, and relevant it is—for someone else.
What a Global Telco Learned About SEP Value – And What You Can Too
Intellectual property is a critical lever for competitive advantage and long-term value creation. Yet, even enterprises with substantial R&D legacies frequently fail to extract the full economic potential of their portfolios. Standard Essential Patents illustrate this challenge. These assets, fundamental to industry standards, may remain underexploited, their licensing value hidden by complexity and inattention.
This blog examines the case of a global telecommunications leader that systematically activated dormant SEP assets.
When to License Technology or Patents – Strike When Your IP Is Hot
One of the most common triggers is that something of value was developed, but is no longer used internally. Think of technologies tied to discontinued products, or tools developed for internal use that others might find useful. These assets just sit there, protected by IP, costing money to maintain, yet creating no value.
That's your signal. But it’s not the only one.
Enhancing IP Monetization with Advanced Technologies: A Strategic Approach
Monetizing intellectual property (IP) can be a significant opportunity for businesses to generate revenue and strengthen their market position. However, many organizations need help, from identifying suitable buyers to navigating complex licensing agreements. With advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), these challenges can be managed more efficiently, enabling organizations to make more out of their IP portfolios and enhance IP Monetization.
Leveraging Technology for Strategic IP Commercialization
In today's fast-paced innovation landscape, leveraging technology for strategic IP commercialization is more critical than ever. Companies can unlock new revenue streams by effectively commercializing intellectual property (IP), enhancing investment returns, and staying ahead of the competition. This article explores how cutting-edge technologies like AI and data mining revolutionize IP commercialization processes, from market assessment to competitive analysis. Technology can create value by facilitating better IP processes and capturing and communicating the value of the IP.