It has been a decade since the appearance of bitcoin, the alternative or cryptocurrency based on a blockchain, a “decentralized” network or shared ledger that facilitates transparency. The currency’s pricing gyrations have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride, with bitcoins trading in 2017 as low as $750 and as high as $5,000. Bitcoin […]
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U of Chicago-Booth Business School article is ‘junk’ IP science
September 16, 2017 
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An ill-founded attack on U.S. IP rights appearing yesterday in the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business publication, “Pro-Market,” is a sobering reminder that there those who believe that IP rights should be eliminated and are willing to resort to propaganda to make it happen. The article, “Intellectual Property Laws: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing,” […]
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London IP Summit will feature transaction leaders; Washington patent policy event, a US Senator
September 12, 2017 0 Comments
Two timely IP conferences, one in London focusing on patent deals, and the other in Washington, looking at patent policy issues, will take place in this fall. This year’s London IP Summit will be held at the London Stock Exchange on October 16,and feature several of the leading figures in patent licensing and transactions. So far, […]
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Amazon’s controversial ‘1-Click’ patent will expire September 12
September 5, 2017 0 Comments
This year’s 9/11 remembrance will be followed but an anniversary of a different sort. September 12 marks the day that Amazon’s controversial “1-Click” patent is set to expire and the invention placed in the public domain. One-click has generated significant profits and market share for Amazon over the past eighteen years, but its expiration is […]
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Blockchain patent publications picked up speed in August
August 29, 2017 3 Comments
An uptick in recent blockchain patent publications may be an indication that the technology is quietly picking up steam, with competing big banks and tech businesses vying for leadership. “The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published in late August 2017 nine additional patent applications related to blockchain technology that was filed by Bank of America,” reports The Coin […]
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Music royalties – a siren song for niche investors seeking higher yield
August 23, 2017 0 Comments
A small but growing number of investors are buying the rights to musician’s future earnings, hoping to beat the fixed income returns and other markets. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, “Music Royalties Strike a Chord,“ these fixed income investors are lured by future returns of 8%-12% annually, when junk bonds are […]
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Tech pioneer Nolan Bushnell to keynote IPO annual meeting in SF
August 14, 2017 0 Comments
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 0 Comments
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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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.
