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John Villasenor

Nonresident senior fellow, The Brookings Institution; professor of electrical engineering, UCLA, The Brookings Institution and UCLA
Washington, DC
John Villasenor is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research addresses the nature and growing impact of digital information. Follow him on Twitter @johndvillasenor

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5 Ways To Leverage Trade Secrets Patent reform reshuffles the how and when of keeping trade secrets and filing patents. Updated Wed Apr 25, 2012
How To Protect Your Company From Invention Theft While it is seldom discussed in startup circles, intellectual property theft is a significant and growing threat--and the new first-to-file patent system increases the risk of invention theft. Here's how to protect yourself and your ideas. Updated Fri Apr 6, 2012
Why Companies Should File For Patents Now Filing patent applications between now and March 2013, while the first-to-invent rules are still in place, can provide some significant benefits. Companies should proactively manage their intellectual property strategy to make the most of this opportunity. Updated Tue Mar 20, 2012
Untangling The Real Meaning Of "First-To-File" Patents Despite the complexity of recent patent reforms, there are plenty of concrete steps that companies can take to successfully navigate the America Invents Act's first-to-file rules. Updated Tue Mar 6, 2012
Patent Reform: A Guide For Tech Companies Not all patent portfolios lead to headline-generating settlements or nine-figure M&A valuations, but intellectual property can be a critical asset for companies of all sizes, and is almost always a major focus in acquisition and licensing discussions. Any good IP program needs to include specific strategies to deal with the recent patent law changes. Updated Tue Mar 6, 2012
Who Owns Your Personal History? In an era when nearly everything we do is recorded, we have less control over what we choose to remember, and perhaps more crucially, what to forget. Of all the changes in the digital age, the automatic creation of exhaustive digital personal histories that lie only partially within our oversight may be among the most important in the long run. Updated Wed Feb 1, 2012

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