The Patent Reform Act of 2007 promises to revitalize current patent procedures of the United States Patent and Trade Office. Although the bill has been heavily contested, it is currently making its way through the U.S. Senate. In a two part report Black and White explores the proposed changes, the USPTO’s placement among its counterparts in the world, and impact that the act could have on stakeholders.

A corporation’s intangible assets can be as important as its tangible brick and mortar ones. While they do not appear on the balance sheet of the corporate entity, their mismanagement can have far reaching effects on market value. The phrase “hard to build and easy to lose” describes these difficult to measure elements that contribute so significant to the value of a company. Nir Kossovsky, MD of Steel City Re talks about management of intangible assets. Part 1 Part 2