In the digital world products, services and knowledge travel fast, and where they go so do intangible assets. Understanding which companies, industries and brands rely
Author: Bruce Berman
Intellectual property observer, adviser, owner, author.
Patent Damages Awarded in 2019 as a percent of U.S. GDP, 0.0090%, is less than half of 2012
While bigtech revenue and share prices are soaring amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and the market value of the top players dwarfs other companies, payouts in
NIH investigation of financial ties to foreign govts results in 54 departures; China involved in 93% of cases
Approximately 54 scientists have resigned or been fired as a result of an ongoing investigation by the National Institutes of Health into the failure of NIH
Fortress Group Acquisition of Finjan investigated by Five law firms
The recently announced acquisition of Finjan Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNJN), a cybersecurity and patent licensing firm, by Fortress Investment Group, a division of SoftBank, is being
China publishes plan to achieve “IP Power Country” status by 2020
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently published a document that outlines its strategy to achieve super IP power status this year. The document,
Germany and South Korea ranked most innovative economies; Tiny Singapore and Finland lead the U.S.
Which are the world’s most innovative economies? How are they most accurately measured? According to Bloomberg’s annual Innovation Index, Germany broke South Korea’s six-year most
MGM Lion Roars: Chinese company fined $430K (by Chinese court) for infringing MGM’s trademark
A Chinese court ordered a Shenzhen company to pay three million yuan ($430,000 USD) each in two lawsuits filed by MGM Holdings for trademark infringement
It’s Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley, Again, as new U.S. Copyright Office Report Acknowledges Content Abuses
The U.S. Copyright Office yesterday released a report acknowledging content holders’ ineffectiveness getting online distribution platforms to remove copyrighted material that users post without permission.
‘Social media is a disaster for copyright’ — essay contest offers UK teens prize money for their opinions
Intellectual property is the domain of every student, not just those studying law. That’s the conclusion reached by Phil Hearne, Director of Education for the
Former AUTM head cautions exercising ‘march-in’ rights on Covid-related patents
Confiscating taxpayer-funded invention rights would damage the innovation ecosystem that has generated breakthrough therapies and enabled scientists to work so quickly on Covid-19. This is
Acquisition of ClearAccess IP by Spangenberg’s IPwe could be a harbinger of change in the patent space
This week IPwe, the company headed by former patent litigation king Erich Spangenberg, acquired ClearAccess IP, a venture-backed, Palo Alto-based IP analytics company associated through
Leading Authorities Urge broader Awareness in new video shot at UC Berkeley Intellectual Property Summit
A newly released video featuring conversations with leading intellectual property practitioners, professionals and creators stresses the need to assure the role of IP rights is
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