--- title: IP Business Intelligence Blog | Patent Blog | Intellectual Property Blog | IP Blog | IP Innovation description: IP Innovation | Business perspectives on patents, strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology by IPVision leaders, corporate executives, and MIT faculty. --- [![logo](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ipvision-site/images/logo.png?width=200&name=logo.png "logo")](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/) - [Contact Us](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/about-us/contact-us/) - [Blog](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions) ![IP vision blog banner](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ipvision-site/images/banner_blog-1.jpg?width=1400&name=banner_blog-1.jpg "IP vision blog banner") ## IPVision Blog Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Honoring 25 Years of Lemelson-MIT Prize Winners: 1995 Winner Wiliam Bolander](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/honoring-25-years-of-lemelson-mit-prize-winners-1995-winner-wiliam-bolander) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-67.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/honoring-25-years-of-lemelson-mit-prize-winners-1995-winner-wiliam-bolander)   [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/honoring-25-years-of-lemelson-mit-prize-winners-1995-winner-wiliam-bolander) Categories: [Patent Landscape](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-landscape), [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [Lemelson-MIT Program](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/lemelson-mit-program), [Patents](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patents) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/honoring-25-years-of-lemelson-mit-prize-winners-1995-winner-wiliam-bolander#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Intellectual Property and Boards of Directors: Conclusion and Next Steps](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/intellectual-property-and-boards-of-directors-conclusion-and-next-steps) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-23-1.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/intellectual-property-and-boards-of-directors-conclusion-and-next-steps) Regardless how long you’ve served as a member of the Board of Directors for your company, you may have seen some information here that you had never before considered. As we said from the beginning, intangible assets such as intellectual property are often overlooked—though less now than ever before. Our hope is that we not only introduced some information that can help you as you serve as a Board member, but also that we provided the “why.”  [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/intellectual-property-and-boards-of-directors-conclusion-and-next-steps) Categories: [Corporate Venture](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/corporate-venture), [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [R&D](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/rd), [Patents](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patents), [Boards of Directors](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/boards-of-directors) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/intellectual-property-and-boards-of-directors-conclusion-and-next-steps#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [COVID-19: The Mother of Invention?](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/covid-19-innovation) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-56.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/covid-19-innovation) Necessity is the mother of invention, and during these trying times, necessity’s name is COVID-19. The pandemic caught most of the world by surprise, spreading and mutating before scientists could grasp the full potential of the disease and its effects. Those effects, as we’ve discovered, aren’t just physical illness and possible death, but also economic devastation. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/covid-19-innovation) [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/ee1feb66-9752-47d6-a3fc-0981c412124a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/ee1feb66-9752-47d6-a3fc-0981c412124a) Categories: [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [Lemelson-MIT Program](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/lemelson-mit-program) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/covid-19-innovation#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [The Big Difference Between IPVision and Other Innovation Consulting Firms](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-big-difference-between-ipvision-and-other-innovation-consulting-firms) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-13.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-big-difference-between-ipvision-and-other-innovation-consulting-firms) To be honest, the differences between IPVision and other innovation consulting firms are too numerous to boil down to one simple idea. In a nutshell, when you work with IPVision, you’ll work with the guys who wrote the book on innovation—not those who studied that book. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-big-difference-between-ipvision-and-other-innovation-consulting-firms) [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/7cb210b0-97db-4453-9eb8-ca132979ce93.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/7cb210b0-97db-4453-9eb8-ca132979ce93) Categories: [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-big-difference-between-ipvision-and-other-innovation-consulting-firms#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Maybe You Misunderstand: Patents Should Drive Innovation, Not Block It](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/maybe-you-misunderstand-patents-should-drive-innovation-not-block-it) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-4.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/maybe-you-misunderstand-patents-should-drive-innovation-not-block-it) Once upon a time, the US patent system was created to share advances in technology so that others might learn from what’s available and improve upon it. The protection the patent system offered to the original inventor was meant to serve as an incentive to share that technology with the rest of the world. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/maybe-you-misunderstand-patents-should-drive-innovation-not-block-it) [![schedule a consultation now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3) Categories: [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [US Patent System](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/us-patent-system) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/maybe-you-misunderstand-patents-should-drive-innovation-not-block-it#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [3 Hot Companies That May Be One-Trick Ponies](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/3-hot-companies-that-may-be-one-trick-ponies) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/IPV%20Blog%20Images-3.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/3-hot-companies-that-may-be-one-trick-ponies) It happens all too often: A company hits big and then slowly fades into obscurity when they fail to produce follow-up products or develop a business plan that can introduce additional revenue streams. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/3-hot-companies-that-may-be-one-trick-ponies) [![schedule a consultation now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3) Categories: [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [Disruptive Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/disruptive-innovation) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/3-hot-companies-that-may-be-one-trick-ponies#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Beer's Role in Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/beers-role-in-innovation) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/sunday%20market-30-1.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/beers-role-in-innovation) Many great—or seemingly great—ideas come to fruition during the course of drinking a beer. When you’re out with the guys (or girls), one or two cold ones could have you rhapsodizing about how you’re going to change the world. This is most likely when self-lowering toilet seats, automatic pet petters, and self-twirling ice cream cones were all dreamed into existence. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/beers-role-in-innovation) [![schedule a consultation now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3) Categories: [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [Disruptive Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/disruptive-innovation) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/beers-role-in-innovation#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [How Can Tesla Open All Patents for Use? By Listening to the Voice of the Customer](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/how-can-tesla-open-all-patents-for-use-by-listening-to-the-voice-of-the-customer) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/sunday%20market-49.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/how-can-tesla-open-all-patents-for-use-by-listening-to-the-voice-of-the-customer) Even now, years after Elon Musk made the announcement that [Tesla would not pursue litigation](https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you) for anyone who used Tesla patents in good faith, people still don’t know how to react. How could anyone give up that kind of power? Isn’t the point of a patent to enjoy some form of monopoly on the industry? 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Every company comes to us with a different need. The outcome, however, is the same for everyone: more revenue and greater market share. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-ipvision-method-taking-innovation-from-ideation-to-commercialization) [![schedule a consultation now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/87167/855379fa-eba9-4d90-833a-90b19bd17ee3) Categories: [IP Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ip-innovation), [Disruptive Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/disruptive-innovation) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/the-ipvision-method-taking-innovation-from-ideation-to-commercialization#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joe Khurana](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joe-khurana) ## [Maintaining Control of IP During the Innovation Process](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/maintaining-control-of-ip-during-the-innovation-process) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hubfs/sunday%20market-2-1.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/maintaining-control-of-ip-during-the-innovation-process) When you have a truly innovative idea, it’s only natural that you would want to protect it. 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