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John F. Martin
is responsible for CPA Global’s worldwide sales, field marketing and growth strategies. He is also Chief Executive Officer of Innography, where, in recent years, he has tripled the company’s growth rate, and led major product advances and global expansion. At IQNavigator, John served in C-level roles, helping drive 50-fold revenue growth. He was head of products at Saba Software and CSG Systems, and a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. John earned an MBA from Stanford and two engineering degrees from MIT.
Recent Articles by John F. Martin
Today’s pace of innovation and competitive intensity demand greater protection of new ideas and inventions. Yet intellectual property (IP) management is not a high business priority for many companies. Organizations that fail to recognize IP as a strategic asset put their competitive advantage and profit margins at risk. Companies can circumvent these potentially adverse impacts by maximizing the value of their creativity. Prioritizing and protecting IP assets helps organizations stay in front of competitors and drive greater growth.
Starting in November 2000, the USPTO started publishing patent applications 18 months after their earliest filing date. So the simple assumption is that you file a patent and 18 months later it get publicized, right? However, since the US has moved to a first-to-file System, the “earliest filing date” is really 18 months after the earliest priority date or an application can take advantage of the 12-month grace period could be published as early as 6 months after filing.