Models of Intellectual Property Collaborations Between Mature and Emerging Market Companies

Developing Effective Intellectual Property Partnerships

All too often, companies from emerging and established economies talk past each other when discussing intellectual property — and fail to consider all their options for a productive collaboration. There are five different ways that companies can structure such IP partnerships — and it’s important to choose the one that’s the best fit.

David Michael, David J. Kappos and John Villasenor

SUMMER 2015

As business becomes increasingly global and technology-driven, companies everywhere are facing pressures to be on the cutting edge. Innovation and intellectual property (IP) — long vital for traditional multinational corporations — are now just as important to the strategy of growing companies ...