This year’s Intellectual Property Owners Association annual meeting will feature a presentation by the founder of Atari Computer and Chuck E Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater, Nolan Bushnell. Another keynote will be presented by John Cabeca, Director of the Silicon Valley USPTO. More than forty service providers, law firms and IP holders will be exhibiting at […]
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“Turn and face the strange” – Patent values fall to earth; PIPCOs, too
July 31, 2017 
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Changes, or should we say “ch-ch-changes,” channeling David Bowie, who reinvented himself repeatedly, have decimated the performance of most publicly held patent licensing companies. Public IP licensing companies (PIPCOs) are changing their names and restructuring in an attempt to reframe themselves. The move appears part of an effort to shed the past, given that many […]
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New certificate program in IAM for non-IP professionals is being offered by the Illinois Institute of Technology
July 27, 2017 0 Comments
Lawyers are no longer the only people interested in intellectual property rights. IP underlies practically everything that developed nations invent, author or manufacture. Professionals who are under increasing pressure to understand, help manage and maximize return of patents, copyrights and trade secrets include people like bankers, engineers, paralegals, marketing professionals, administrators, as well as those […]
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BofA, JPMChase & Morgan Stanley are top banks for patent loans
July 24, 2017 2 Comments
Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are the currently leaders in patent-based lending, according to a recent update of a 2015 study. Relecura, Inc., a California patent research and analysis company, reports that Bank of American had 60,093 transactions for a total market share of 16.87%. JP Morgan Chase had 45,304 transactions […]
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Qualcomm counter-offensive reminds NY Times readers who put the ‘smart’ in smartphone
July 17, 2017 0 Comments
Qualcomm is the first known patent licensor to tout its invention prowess in a New York Times ad directed at the business community. One of the world’s most successful licensing businesses reminded Times readers – in a sparsely worded, full-page ad that ran in the business section on July 17 – that it “invented the essential […]
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Apple is seeking to cut license royalties paid to record labels
July 2, 2017 0 Comments
While the share of revenue from streaming paid to record labels and recording artists is rising, Apple Inc., among the fairest licensees in on-line music, is now seeking to reduce record labels’ share of revenue from streaming. Bloomberg reports that the record labels’ deal with Apple were expected to expire at the end of June, […]
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Passage of STRONGER Patent Act is likely to spur innovation and jobs
June 26, 2017 0 Comments
A bi-partisan bill introduced by Senators Coons, Cotton and others is one of the most important pieces of legislation for American competitiveness and innovation to come along in recent memory. So why has it gotten almost no coverage from the leading business, technology and general news media? It may have to do with perspective, as […]
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Gene-editing break-through: can a collision of science, ethics and (patent) ownership be avoided?
June 19, 2017 0 Comments
The USPTO decided in February that the rightful intellectual property owner of CRISPR in eukaryotes, a time-saving tool that makes it cheaper and easier to edit gene sequences, should be Feng Zhang, Ph.D., and The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, not Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., and the University of California, Berkley, who had conducted the […]
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Drops (& gains) in patent grants to top holders reflect changing times
June 7, 2017 0 Comments
Every picture tells a story. So does each increase or decrease in the number of U.S. patents major businesses receive over the prior year. The recently published IPO Top 300 patent recipients for 2016 encourages scrutiny. While overall grants were up 1.6% over 2015, there were several unexpected swings, and a number of notable gainers […]
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Up to $600 billion in U.S. IP is stolen annually by foreigners, says report
June 1, 2017 0 Comments
An IP Commission study finds that foreign sources, especially China, are responsible for the bulk U.S. theft. Counterfeit goods, pirated software, and theft of trade secrets together represent a “systematic threat” to the US economy of between $225 billion and $600 billion annually, according to the findings of a 2017 research report from the bi-partisan […]
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Startup mentored by Brody/Berman and Center for IP Understanding (CIPU) is LES Business Plan Winner
May 24, 2017 0 Comments
Takachar, a small business working with farmers in Kenya to develop an inexpensive, ecologic method for turning biomass (waste) into fuel, is the Global Winner of the 2017 Licensing Executives Society (LES) Business Plan Competition. The company, led by Kevin S. Kung, an MIT doctoral student, was mentored in the Business Plan Competition by Bruce […]
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Michelle Lee to keynote “Patents for Financial Services Summit,” 7/19
May 22, 2017 0 Comments
The 14th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit being held July 19-20 at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel will examine recent developments affecting banks and other financial institutions. The featured speaker for 2017 is Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Ms. Lee will […]
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About Bruce Berman
I'm a long-time intellectual property observer, adviser and editor, who is in close close contact with the leading holders and most influential people. I track the latest trends and developments, and monitor patent and other IP transactions, strategy and performance.
Since 1988 I have been working with IP holders, managers, lawyers and investors to properly explain the importance of their assets to key audiences, frame disputes and convey transactions.
My five books, including the IP best-seller FROM IDEAS TO ASSETS, deal with IP rights as business assets. THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR, the column I have been writing for IAM Magazine since 2003, looks at ways IP rights impact stakeholders. For my complete bio visit www.brodyberman.com or click on the link below.
