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The Pearson Group’s Strategy and Innovation Blog

Dec 03

Put Aggregators to Work for Quality, Timely Info

I’d like to share some additional technical and patent resources that might help others as much as they help me in my business providing research for product development and innovation. Google is popular, but not a good source for piecing together trends: access to a large amount of content dumped in your lap through a single portal is not efficient. Fortunately, there are information resources that provide broad data in a bibliographic form that facilitates finding the information you desire.

Nov 06

Innovate, Inspire or Imitate – Where does your company operate?

All start with an “i” but what do these words mean to “you” ? In my blog entry “Advice to Samsung” I described what the courts found to be blatant imitation of Apple’s iPhone. Some have said that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” but this doesn’t apply to intellectual property. Minus the legalRead More

Oct 31

Advice to Samsung: Proactive research better than playing catch-up with Apple, and about $1 billion cheaper

The recent California Court decision to award Apple $1 billion in damages for patent infringement has major implications for every player in the smart phone industry. I think a proactive approach to monitoring patent research would have changed the outcome for Samsung and teaches an important lesson. A presentation by William N. Hulsey III, Esquire (www.HULSEYIPLaw.com) shows specific patent claims in the case and the reasons behind the jury’s decision.

Oct 29

The “Edison of Our Age” Didn’t Need a College Degree

I was intrigued to learn about the “Edison of Our Age,” who passed away recently at the age of 89. I had never before heard the name Stanford Ovshinsky – inventor of nickel-metal hybrid battery, amorphous (disordered) semiconductor materials as well as many other discoveries. By my count, Mr. Ovshinsky held 440 US and 82 European patents.

Oct 26

Welcome….to Visionex Epiphanies

I’m Steve Pearson, and Visionex is my company. Visionex began after I had been working in the private sector with dozens of companies, most likely similar to your own. Technology, manufacturing, transportation, drilling, HVAC, mining, power generation, robotics, electronics and more make up our past partners and current client field base.