http://hybridvigor.org/2008/11/13/scare-tactics-about-intangibles/ Improving decisions and outcomes through collaboration and deliberation Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:08:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://hybridvigor.org/2008/11/13/scare-tactics-about-intangibles/comment-page-1/#comment-12398 Patenting Business Processes (and in general) « Crossderry Blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:49:59 +0000 http://hybridvigor.org/2008/11/13/scare-tactics-about-intangibles/#comment-12398 [...] Hat tip to Mary Adams (here) for pointing out that recent court rulings are tightening up the granting of such patents, at least.  She links to good posts on the topic here and here. [...] [...] Hat tip to Mary Adams (here) for pointing out that recent court rulings are tightening up the granting of such patents, at least.  She links to good posts on the topic here and here. [...]

]]> http://hybridvigor.org/2008/11/13/scare-tactics-about-intangibles/comment-page-1/#comment-12397 Scare Tactics on Intangible Value | IC Knowledge Center Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:18:33 +0000 http://hybridvigor.org/2008/11/13/scare-tactics-about-intangibles/#comment-12397 [...] Last week, I reported on a U.S. decision that limits patents on business processes here. While many people have been bemoaning this development, Denise Caruso has had a very level-headed response (latest post here). She rightly asserts that there is an over-emphasis on patents in the U.S. that has wasted time and money as well as distracting people from the full set of intangibles, of which patents are just the tip of the iceberg. Focusing on building an organization around the business process, scaling it and supporting it with the right internal human capital and external network capital are much more important–and promise a much greater return over time. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Last week, I reported on a U.S. decision that limits patents on business processes here. While many people have been bemoaning this development, Denise Caruso has had a very level-headed response (latest post here). She rightly asserts that there is an over-emphasis on patents in the U.S. that has wasted time and money as well as distracting people from the full set of intangibles, of which patents are just the tip of the iceberg. Focusing on building an organization around the business process, scaling it and supporting it with the right internal human capital and external network capital are much more important–and promise a much greater return over time. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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