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Competitors' patents: A warning light that could have helped Detroit (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Manufacturing dexterity is emerging as a key strategic advantage in the automotive industry. For example, Honda Motor Co. can stop a manufacturing line producing Civics, install new hand-like robotic welders and five minutes later begin production of CR-V crossovers. But as a September Wall Street Journal article explained, U.S. automotive...

Posted on December 9, 2008 9:51 AM

The power of patent mapping (from Corporate Dealmaker)

As the strategic and commercial importance of intellectual property increases, companies need to better understand both their own IP and that of their competitors. The question is, how? Patent activity has surged in recent years: Patent filings increased from 175,000 in 1992 to 366,000 in 2004. A company in...

Posted on February 15, 2007 1:16 AM