Dynamic Tools for Publication Clearance
Publishing Innovative Ideas
Innovative organizations often publish their innovative ideas at conferences, as position papers, journal articles, disclosures, and white papers. They publish to enhance their reputation, to support sales and marketing, perhaps even to change the world. And while these are important reasons for publishing innovative ideas, there is one serious drawback - the publication often destroys patent and trade secret rights throughout the world! Why? Because once something is published, it’s in the public domain, and once it’s in the public domain, your patent and trade secret rights are diminished or eliminated.
What is a Publication Clearance System?
A publication clearance system ensures that all documents have been reviewed and approved by the proper technical and legal personnel prior to outside publication. This is accomplished through the use of pre-configured workflows. Workflows automatically notify decision-makers to review a document at particular point in the process. This insures that the right people make decisions about the document in a timely fashion.
Risks of not having a Publication Clearance System
- Loss of valuable IP rights such as Patent and Trade Secret rights
- Potentially millions of dollars in lost licensing revenue
- Diminished competitive advantage
- Difficult product positioning
- Decreased shareholder value
To read more about dynamic tools for innovation management see this overview.
