Panera, as you know, is the casual dining, yet healthy, place to eat out (and now with a lot of delivery). Now that we are not so concerned about the salt in the menu (sometimes up to 1,000mg for a meal) it seems Panera is really living the wholesome live and riding the healthfood craze. Early in 2007, Panera was talking about totally cleaning up its already pretty squeaky clean act. (See company press and…
Most of the hunters (academic researchers) searching for consensus in their Delphi research, are new to the sport. They believe that they must bag really big game or come home empty handed. But we don’t agree. In fact, once you have had a chance to experience Delphi hunting once or twice, your perception of the game changes. Consensus is a BIG dilemma within Delphi research. However, it is generally an unnecessary consumer of time and…
IBM is no longer King of the Patent World! Samsung now reigns supreme.US Patents for 2016 by Fortune by IFI Claims Patent Services. IBM #1 with 8,052 patents issued. Samsung Electronics Co Lmt with 5,518. But, a better measure would have IBM coming in second in 2016, and even in 2015!… The other approach that consolidates related companies here, or more directly from Sqoop here. IBM #2 when Samsung has more patents collectively with 8,551 issued in 2016.In…
The Strategic Business Planning Company has long championed an aggressive approach by startup companies that centers on obtaining a patent(s) on a new product/service at or near the time of market entry to offer unique value and competitive protection. Very young companies need funding. Venture capitalists are a major source of funding and, according to a study by the University of California Berkeley Law School, “many investors place a premium on patents when making investment…
WoW.Imagination Technologies (IMG) dropped about 70% over the last day or so as Apple says that they will no use IMG’s graphics processing (GPU) technology much longer. The stock dropped from a high of about $300 US to a low of $76. It dropped $180 in today’s trading, stabilizing at about $90. You might have an issue when the largest company in the world says they don’t intent to buy your products much longer, especially…
The discussion on when pharma patents expire is often long and tortuous.The the ED world of Viagra and Cialis we discuss the 2017 patent cliff here.True, Cialis patent(s) expire in 2017, so it is reasonable to expect the influx of generics soon… Here’s a list of patents related to Cialis. Note that there are a lot of patents listed that go all the way to 2020. Here is a great discussion about the expiration of Phara…
