Latest Reports

• Fundamentals of Intellectual Property

  National and local governments around the world have their own sets of laws and rules to protect intellectual property. An individual or company can register with the appropriate governmental authority to protect its intellectual property rights. Avasant’s 'Fundamentals of Intellectual Property paper' offers an overview of four areas of Intellectual Property: Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Secret.

  August, 2019

• Fundamentals of Copyright Law

  Copyright exists as soon as an original work is fixed in a tangible medium. That is, it is not necessary to register a work with the government to own the copyright in the work. Rather, a copyright is automatically granted by law. Registering the work with the government, however, has several advantages. In the U.S., the United States Copyright Office handles copyright registration. To register, a copyright owner needs to file a copyright application, pay an associated filing fee, and deposit a copy of the copyrighted work.

  August, 2019

• Fundamentals of Trademark Law

  Trademarks are territorial in nature. That is, a U.S. federal trademark applies across the U.S. only. Similarly, a trademark obtained from one of the U.S. states applies in that state only. Therefore, for trademark protection in other countries, a trademark application must be filed in each country.

  August, 2019

• Fundamentals of Patent Law

  A patent is a government-granted right for a fixed time period to exclude others from making, selling, using, and importing an invention, product, process or design, or improvements on such items. Avasant’s 'Fundamentals of Patent Law' article addresses the concept, types, and application of patents.

  August, 2019

• 2017 Travel Tech Trends

  The travel industry is increasingly fragmented and very competitive, with technology as its key factor. The travellers now have increasingly higher expectations about their travel experience, prioritizing comfort and accessibility. The aim of Avasant's 2017 travel tech trends paper is to provide answers to the aforementioned questions based on an open-dialogue approach.

  August, 2019

• From the Plant to the Patient: Innovation in Value Driven Healthcare

  Conversely, when stakeholders collaborate early in the patient’s journey, increased lead-time improves production planning and distribution assuring the necessary inventory is available at the optimal time for the patient. This is a win for both cost and quality. Ultimately, every step that streamlines the path from the plant to the patient creates a potential increase in value.

  August, 2019

• Transformation in the Utilities Sector Is a Requirement, Not an Option

  Read Avasant’s "Transformation in the Utilities Sector Is a Requirement, Not an Option" article to find out how Utilities industry, that has typically had difficulty in adapting to rapid changes, can both culturally and technologically, address these challenges.

  August, 2019

• Road to Innovation with Avasant & Usertech

  Edward Wilson-Smythe, Principal at Avasant, and Jan Beránek, CEO at Usertech joined Frank Casale, Founder at IRPA AI, to discuss key factors on why companies struggle with innovation, why middle management is delaying innovation for personal reasons, how innovation must be decentralized in order to be successful, what key challenge businesses face in the wake of digital disruption and so much more in this exclusive interview.

  August, 2019

• Cloudy with a Chance of Disruption (Part One)

  Avasant’s Cloudy with a Chance of Disruption (Part One) paper talks about five new realities that all partners in the Enterprise Cloud ecosystems – clients, cloud platforms, integrators, service providers, consultants – need to recognize and address.

  August, 2019

• How to Jumpstart your Blockchain Initiative

  Read Avasant’s How to Jumpstart your Blockchain Initiative paper for a discussion on how a company can best get started to dive into blockchain technology.

  August, 2019

• Blockchain Services – Preparing for the Next Big Thing

  Blockchain technology is at a fascinating stage of evolution right now – the hype is beginning to dissipate and enterprises are increasingly seeing, and experimenting with, its extraordinary potential to disrupt existing business models.

  June, 2020

• Atos + Syntel: Stronger and Better

  The combined Atos-Syntel entity will be a stronger player in the market, with a more diversified offering and client base. Overall, we believe the acquisition is good for both parties and will deliver value to Atos as well as Syntel clients.

  August, 2018