Last Friday I was confirmed as President of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI). I was first introduced to LESI at a local chapter meeting in the United States in 1987. Years have passed quickly, and today I am honored to write as President of LESI for the 2011-2012 Society year. I am told my […]
Insights
Chicago Ideas Week and the Power of Intellectual Capital
Last week I attended a few of the events put on by Chicago Ideas Week, Brad Keywell’s weeklong series of over 100 presentations by world-renowned speakers with the goal of creating “an ecosystem of innovation, exploration, and intellectual recreation.” At a time when businesses are increasingly recognizing intellectual property (IP) as an asset class, it […]
Jim Malackowski Participates in a Discussion with the UN Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia
My final stop in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a small group discussion with the Executive Director of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Fouad Mrad, members of the local Licensing Executives Society (LES) Arab Countries Chapter, and other invited guests. We continued the discussion of intellectual property as a […]
Development of an Intellectual Property-Based Investment Strategy
After many years as a mergers and acquisitions and securities lawyer, I began investing in special situations professionally in 1996. Although the strategy has evolved to include any sort of idiosyncratic trade around a specific event or catalyst, then it was basically merger arbitrage. For the entire period prior to 2000, before such field leveling […]
Jim Malackowski Reports from the Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries Meeting in Abu Dhabi
Yesterday I attended a most interesting meeting of the Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries Chapter held in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Higher Colleges of Technology. The meeting was held at one of Abu Dhabi’s leading science centers, the CERT Technology Park. My attention, as well as that of all participants and the robust media […]
Plenary Session Report from the WEF Summit on the Global Agenda 2011 by Jim Malackowski
I attended the first plenary session for the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council meeting this morning, sharing the room with a most distinguished panel of regional and global leaders including the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, the Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister Gordon Brown. GAC participation has grown from yesterday to more than 800 […]
Update from the WEF Summit on the Global Agenda 2011 from Jim Malackowski
I attended this afternoon in Abu Dhabi the introductory session for new members of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Action Council (GAC). Not one to shy from big ideas, I was more than impressed by the scope and impact of WEF overall, and the GAC in particular. Klaus Schwab, WEF Founder and Executive Chairman, […]
IAM Names Jim Malackowski & Ocean Tomo Among Those Credited with Shaping Today’s IP Marketplace
I was pleasantly surprised to receive the current issue of Intellectual Asset Management Magazine / (IAM Issue 50 November/December 2011). IAM’s 50th issue profiles the 50 most significant people, companies and institutions that have shaped the world of IP since the inception of the magazine. Two of the 50 examples are Steve Jobs and Irwin […]