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		Black & Decker maintains its #1 position; Samsung moves into 2nd and is poised for taking the lead September 02, 2008 The top company in the Consumer Products Patent Scorecard remains Black & Decker (Towson, Maryland, USA), however less than 10 points separate it from 2nd ranked Samsung Group (Seoul, South Korea). Black & Decker operates three business segments: Power Tools and Accessories, Hardware and Home Improvement, and Fastening & Assembly Systems under such brands as DEWALT, Black & Decker, Price Pfister, Kwikset, and Dustbuster. Black and Decker decreased patenting by 9% as well as its Industry Impact™ by 4.4%; however they did shorten their Innovation Cycle Time™ by 5%. Samsung Group continues its rise in rank, with an 18% increase in patenting, a 5% improvement in Current Impact™ as well as the second shortest cycle time of the top 10 of 8.5 years. While Samsung’s flagship unit is Samsung Electronics, its home appliance business unit takes the credit for its continual rise in this scorecard; the products include all major appliances as well as microwave ovens and air conditioners. Meanwhile, fellow home appliance manufacturer LG Electronics Co Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) drops to 3rd position despite an 11% increase in patenting which ties it for the top patenting spot with 261 patents. The impact of their patents dropped nearly 14%, placing them below average. Read more . . .   ParkerVision Ranked as a Top Ten Innovator In The Patent Board’s Telecom & Communications Industry Patent Scorecard ParkerVision, Inc., Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ParkerVision, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS: PRKR), a developer and marketer of semiconductor technology solutions for wireless applications, announced today its inclusion in The Patent Board's top ten list of telecom and communications industry companies based on the strength of its intellectual property portfolio. Full Article:  http://www.parkervision.com/
		You really can find identities of top patent holders So here, for the first time, is a list of the 10 most-prolific inventors... -Kevin Maney: USA Today Technology   Advancing innovations as assets in the global marketplace ...an important force behind the financial engineering of patents as a new asset class. Intellectual property, the strategic imperative of the 21st Century To a greater degree than ever before, executives are utilizing patents as strategic and financial assets. Karl Wilhelm, discusses the importance of elevating intellectual property and, specifically, patent strategy, to the highest level of consideration in formulating a corporate strategy.   Putting a price tag on patents "Once a value is put on IP assets, one can assess whether a company's stock price reflects the value of its intellectual property. A low price can mean a company is not fully exploiting the value of its patents." Wilhelm said. -Sharon Reier: International Herald Tribune   A market for ideas "Intellectual property is the next asset class. Companies are creating a market says Eric Gillespie. -Kenneth Cukier: The Economist   The dawn of the new asset class "Those companies that engage proven, mathematically based valuations analysis tools hinged on comprehensive, continually updated datasets will be in the best position to realize the full value of their intellectual property." IP Finance Supplement Thinking outside the black box - using IP to beat the market The ultimate breakthrough will come when people with traditional financial tools get a hold of exactly what they need to understand the asset.

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