2020 February

Patent valuation refers to determining the value of patents. Some patents are very valuable, but a number are not. Because patents often are quite complex, patent valuation is usually a highly detailed and expensive process that requires the input of lawyers and advisers with specific technical knowledge and experience. The makeup of patent valuation teams will vary by engagement, but it is axiomatic that before an appraiser can value something, he or she has to understand what it is.

Dawgen Global create “Value” through “Insights” check out our Dawgen Global Insights Magazine for February 2020.

Succession planning is very important to the long-term success of any company. Leadership transitions in business affect the entire organization’s continuity, employee retention, client retention and returns on investment. It is essential to create and implement a process that creates visibility, accountability and greater integration of all facets of the business.

The beginning of a new year is a time when many of us make resolutions, some resolutions are intended to improve aspects of our personal life and some are professional life-based resolutions to achieve certain goals. Among the personal and professional resolutions you may be making, consider a resolution to improve the health of your business.

Success is never baked overnight nor does it come as a result of an accident. It is always the final outcome of a well-thought of plan. There is literally nobody in the face of the Earth who does not wish for success. After all, it is the ultimate goal of most people. People who enter the realm of business are nonetheless not the exceptions to the generalization. More than anybody else, they are the persons who crave for prosperity. They deal with profits. They talk about investment. And they certainly will not be satisfied unless they see before their eyes how their businesses are flourishing. So what must be resorted to by a business entrepreneur like you? It is none other than a carefully laid out strategic planning!

Canada-based oil and gas company, Touchstone Exploration has announced positive results from the first tests on a liquids-rich gas deposit in Trinidad and Tobago.

Regional insurance giant, Sagicor has announced jobs cuts in St. Lucia.

Puerto Rico’s Bank of San Juan Internacional Inc. has agreed to pay US$1 million to resolve a federal investigation into alleged money laundering involving PdVSA, Venezuela’s state oil company.

Work on the Fourth Bridge over the Panama Canal is set to begin at the end of March.

Puerto Rico is seeking more time to obtain approval from a US District Court to restructure more than US$8 billion of bonds issued by the country’s bankrupt electric utility company.