Trade secrets, or know-how, frequently in the news, are simultaneously among intellectual property’s most valuable and misunderstood rights. A luncheon briefing designed to put these essential rights into clearer perspective will be held at United States Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Washington on May 29 – “Understanding the Secret to Trade Secrets: What People Need […]
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“IP impacts everyone” – Two-minute video explains “why?”
April 15, 2019 
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What is intellectual property? Why should I care? These questions are frequently considered – if not asked – by a range of people of all ages, incomes and education levels. Products of the mind (inventions, creative works, etc.) and the rights that protect them can be complex. But the answer to “why IP?” is simpler […]
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INTA Annual Mtg set for mid-May; $300/€300 discounts for ‘Auto IP US’ and Europe, also in May
April 9, 2019 0 Comments
May is a busy month for IP events. The 141st International Trademark Association Meeting (INTA) will take place in Boston, and Auto IP conferences will be held in Munich and Detroit. More than 10,000 trademark practitioners, brand owners, and intellectual property professionals from 150 countries will be in Boston, Massachusetts May 18–22 for the 141st […]
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Inventor who said $17M is the real cost of obtaining his patent, wins $24.5M suit
April 2, 2019 0 Comments
How much does it cost to obtain and use a U.S. patent? The depends who you ask. The price to obtain an invention right can range from $6,000 for a very basic one with few claims to $50,000 of more for a more complex application that requires significant back and forth with the Patent Office. […]
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Taking PIPCOs private – rethinking public IP (patent licensing) companies
March 27, 2019 0 Comments
The shares of most publicly traded companies that rely primarily on patent licensing, litigation settlements or damages awards for revenue have fared poorly compared to key market indexes, like the S&P 500. Whether or the not the market is valuing these companies’ shares and their complex assets fairly is less the issue than the viability […]
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$300 discount on IP Business Congress Boston for IPCU readers
March 19, 2019 0 Comments
The IP Business Congress Global, among intellectual property’s premier annual events, is providing a large segment of IP CloseUp readers a registration break for the upcoming event, June 16-18, at the Westin Waterfront in Boston. This year’s IPBC Global program features over 70 speakers, more than 650 attendees and twelve hours of networking time. Speakers […]
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China is source of 43% of world’s patent applications; 60% of trademark apps
March 13, 2019 0 Comments
China may not yet be on an equal footing with the leading industrialized nations in terms invention quality and brand recognition, but according to a recent study by the World Intellectual Property Organization, it is feverishly trying to show it is. In 2017 China filed more than twice the number of U.S. patent applications globally; […]
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Expanded ‘IP CloseUp 30’ stock index features four new categories
March 6, 2019 1 Comment
Publicly traded patent licensing companies have significantly under-performed market indexes. Only a few of the original listed stocks remain. The IP CloseUp 30, a feature of this blog first published in 2013, was designed to provide IP investors a real-time snapshot of public patent licensing company performance and news. Loss of patent certainty and value […]
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Bridging the Gap Between IP Awareness and Understanding – A response to IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel
February 28, 2019 2 Comments
by Professor Ruth Soetendorp In a recent article, Manny Schecter, Chief Patent Counsel at IBM and President of the IPO Education Foundation, was right to point out that increased IP awareness does not necessarily reflect people’s genuine IP understanding or their IP literacy[1]. But what does that matter, and to whom? The ‘general public’ is […]
Continue readingU.S. patent litigation awards are highest since 2014; two cases accounted for 64% of the total damages; half were under $10M
February 19, 2019 0 Comments
$1.4 billion dollars was awarded last year in patent damages, the most since 2014. Two cases were responsible for about two-thirds of that amount or $900 million, according the Lex Machina 2018 Litigation Report, leaving less than $500 million among 16 cases. The biggest year for patent damages in the past decade was 2012, the […]
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U.S. Trademark head, PTAB Chief Judge to speak about IP eligibility – $100 discount for IPCU readers
February 11, 2019 0 Comments
Intellectual property and IP law are in a constant state of flux. For those interested in keeping up with recent changes the 11th annual Corporate IP Counsel Forum is time well-spent. Corporate speakers include Seagate Technology, MasterCard, American Express, Raytheon, NCR Corporation and SAS Institute. Law firms include Ropes & Gray, Fish & Richardson and […]
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FAANGs dominate value and valuation says a new book by an intellectual property expert
February 5, 2019 0 Comments
Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google, referred to at the Big Four, plus Netflix, “dominate society, technology and IP value and valuation,” according to a new book by a well-known expert in the field. In the concluding chapter of his recently published IP Valuation for the Future (ABA Books), Wes Anson suggests that several large tech companies, […]
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Bruce is a long-time IP observer, adviser and editor, who is in close close contact with the leading owners and influencers. He tracks latest trends and developments, and monitors transactions, strategy and performance.
Since 1988 Bruce has been working with IP holders, managers and lawyers, as well as investors, to convey value to the right audiences. In 2016 he founded the Center for IP Understanding, an independent non-profit, www.understandingip.org.
Bruce is responsible for five books, including the best-seller "From Ideas to Assets." He has written The Intangible Investor column for IAM Magazine since 2003. For his full bio, visit www.brodyberman.com or click below.
