Steven J. Frank

Steven J. Frank | Goodwin Procter LLP

Intellectual property (IP), once seen as a dull but necessary legal expense, has steadily advanced into the big leagues of business strategy. From profit-shy research institutions to secretive hedge funds, nearly every sector of the U.S. economy has embraced IP as a means of securing market...

Steven J. Frank | Goodwin Procter LLP

Investors expect them. The chief technology officer may insist on one. But companies with patent committees too often seem like your parents with a brand-new iPod: they know they're supposed to have the thing, but aren't necessarily sure what to do with it or how it works. Patent committees are...