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Who will beat Amazon in the New-Abnormal

ByBizMan

The COVID pandemic creates winners and losers. Will it simply accelerated some winners and some losers. As with any recession, it creates destructive innovation. In the sad carnage of the pandemic should lie silver linings. Telework is one. Winners are ZOOM, losers are office buildings. We’re spending some time on this concept trying to estimate how permanent this shift to remote work will be and the massive savings (time, fuel, traffic, etc.) But the focus…

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Big winners of Renewable Energy: IP and Manufacturing

ByBizMan

Renewable Energy Patents in 2019 As you look at the companies that are winners in Renewable Energy (RE) you have distinct winners (and losers, especially in the fossil fuel world). But there are entire countries that stand to win as well. Several countries have become exporters of energy, for example, when they produce more regional energy than they can use. I like the image set related to 25 areas/countries that are winners in Renewable Energy…

Efficient Infringement 2: Which is Bigger Toll? EI or Patent Troll?

ByBizMan

In Part 1 on February 13, “Inequality finds a place in IP where Efficient Infringement Runs Wild,” we emphasized the David vs Goliath nature of patent holding startups trying to get justice against a mega-tech infringer.  Infringement is somehow legally transformed because it is efficient – an odd attempt at rationalizing an illegal action. (Note the new location of our IP Zine and all past blog posts are at www.IntellZine.com.)  Well, just as we acknowledge…

Beyond Moore’s law, Beyond Silicone Chips
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Beyond Moore’s law, Beyond Silicone Chips

ByBizMan

Moore’s law may be a more general phenomenon, namely learning curve. But similar tools may come to the same conclusion. Disruptive Technologies are coming to the silicone chip world.

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Cool Motor that Runs on Air

ByBizMan

A lot like a perpetual motor: no fool’n. As a kid, college really, I was intrigued about the idea of a “perpetual” motor. A motor that ran forever. My idea seemed like it should work, but I had a hard time getting someone to explain why it wouldn’t. My idea was based on the flywheel of the single engine Briggs & Stratton where a magnet on the flywheel creates the spark for the ignition on…

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Inequality in Efficient Infringement

ByBizMan

Inequality Finds a Place in Intellectual Property (IP) where Efficient Infringement Runs Wild Well established. Well understood. Great wealth creates great inequality. Wealth creates its own space, and maintains exclusivity by keeping others out. Here, a different view is taken of the inequality condition.  It is a perspective based on corporate wealth – aka corporate greed – masquerading as producing shareowner value.  It is almost axiomatic that when a company scores a major – no,…