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Generating value from IP
QED's business is the commercial exploitation of
IP rights. Unique tools and procedures are combined with in depth
IP management expertise to help identify, manage and exploit our
client's valuable IP. Our primary objective is to help companies
generate new revenue and shareholder value through the active management
of their IP portfolios.
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Our global reach
QED is a specialist
IP management and commercialisation company and has a strategic presence
in the three largest IP producing and using countries, with offices
or associates in the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan.
In today's global IP marketplace, this network enables QED to understand
the local IP needs of businesses, while facilitating the global
transfer of their technologies and IP.
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A background in technology
Historically linked with Thorn EMI, the company
has been responsible for managing the IP rights of some ground breaking
technological firsts, including the electronic television, air borne
radar and the CAT Scanner - see our History
Chart for further details.
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IP - A valuable business asset
The commercial environment is now one of rapid
technological change, increasing product development and instant
global communication. Product life cycles are shorter and competitive
advantage increasingly hard to maintain. Faced with mounting pressure
for returns on investment, companies are exploring new sources
of revenue, shareholder value and competitive advantage. One option
is the creation, management and exploitation of intellectual property
(IP).
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1/ "Discovering New Value in Intellectual Property"
; Kevin Rivette & David Kline.
Harvard Business Review - Jan-Feb 2000
2/ QED Analysis - FTSE 500 1999-2000
3/ The UK Patent Office, Patent & Designs Journal, 14 June 2000
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