Special to Financial Post – Mar 13, 2012, 1:55 PM ET By Av Utukuri While 90% of patents are improvements on existing inventions, legal realities can make filing for such patents complicated because intellectual property law is designed to protect existing patent holders. If the invention you are adding something to is one to which you…
Special to Financial Post – Feb 7, 2012, 6:05 AM ET Patenting your invention is the best way to prevent others from copying it, allowing you to recover the costs of R&D, manufacturing and marketing. If your invention is complex, it will require such protection, but it’s also important to file a patent if your product…
Special to Financial Post – Dec. 6, 2011 – 6:20 AM ET In the court of law, ideas are free, execution is priceless There are two aspects of an invention: the first is the idea, the second is the implementation. If you suspect somebody has stolen your idea, the first thing to discover is what…
Special to Financial Post – Oct 4, 2011 – 6:05 AM ET There’s no easy way to know if your idea will succeed Some of the wackiest business ideas surprisingly succeed, whilst some apparently serious, and on the surface amazing, ideas miserably fail.
Andy Holloway Oct 4, 2011 – 6:35 AM ET Canada isn’t known for being a nation of entrepreneurial risk-takers despite years of government hand-wringing, yet we still have one of the world’s best developed economies. Should we care we’re not as productive as we could be?
Published Nov. 15, 2009 – TRIEC Magazine Each has tapped skilled immigrant talent to grow their business. Mississauga-based Nytric Limited employs a lean staff of fewer than 30, yet generates approximately $4 million per year in revenue. Ninety per cent of its products are exported.
Published October 13, 2009 – FinancialTimes.com Nytric, a small product development consultancy in suburban Toronto, owes its existence and growth prospects to Canada’s cultural diversity. Two-thirds of the company’s 22 staff are foreign-born and speak a broad range of languages that help the company bridge cultures.
Published Sept. 10, 2009 – Globe and Mail With the end of the recession in sight, all of Canada’s employers need to be thinking about their long-term talent strategies. A global, competitive marketplace means tapping into and investing in the strengths of all of the country’s work force, including skilled immigrants, so that local economies…
Published April 08, 2009 – itbusiness.ca Today’s economic recession is one of the best times for smaller Canadian businesses to doggedly pursue new inventions say experts in innovation. That’s because most of the big players are acting very cautious, cutting back and sticking to the basics, rather than taking a risk with a pricey new…
Published April 7, 2009 – National Post Start-ups with good products need to demonstrate value to VCs. The process of valuing early-stage companies is more of an art than science. This is because traditional valuation methodologies require financial data. But another method venture capitalists use to measure value is a firm’s ability to execute technology