Katie Konrath, blogging at the Brazen Careerist, writes about the fallacies of imagining that if you manage to invent a better mousetrap, consumers will beat a pathway to your door. (Ref: The Brazen Careerist, 31st March 2009. It’s Not Enough To Build A Better Mousetrap) She quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words: “Build a better mousetrap […]
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Peer Review of Patents
An interesting idea has taken place in the US. Imagine what would happen if your patents were examined by members of the patent community? Imagine what time would be saved in terms of search for prior art? That would indeed save the patent examiners a lot of time. In terms of return on investment, those […]
Maerogel: Malaysian Aerogel from Rice Husks
Today I came upon some literature that I had taken from an exhibition some time ago. Of interest was a product known as “Maerogel” produced by Prof. Dr. Halimaton Hamdan, of the Dept of Chemistry at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She had patented a method of creating aerogel from rice husks at a fraction of the […]
WIPO Awards King Bhumibol Adulyadej the WIPO Global Leaders Award
The Nation reported on 15th January 2009 that WIPO has awarded His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the WIPO Global Leaders Award. It is a great honour for the Thai peoples and for fellow ASEAN member nations. It shows that the Thai monarch is more than a mere figurehead, actively participating in finding ways to better […]
S’pore IP Academy Deputy Chairman: Malaysian Companies Realising Value of Intellectual Property
A report by Bernama today quoted David Llewelyn, deputy chairman of Singapore’s IP Academy, saying that most companies in Malaysia today are realising the value of intellectual property in revenue generation and valuation creation. David Llewelyn suggested that Malaysian companies could start creating their IP assets by thinking ahead, specifically, by registering their brands and using […]