The relationship of inventions, names, content and designs to intellectual property rights, less than clear to most people, has been complicated by the emergence of
Author: Bruce Berman
Intellectual property observer, adviser, owner, author.
20-Year Battle between Apple and Microsoft for Value Leadership Conveys a Mixed IP Message
Microsoft has overtaken Apple in the two-decade long global competition for the company with highest market capitalization. Microsoft’s market value stood at $3.021 trillion at
A.I. Through the Eyes of an IndyCar Racing Engineer and Early Stage Investor; New ‘IPUM’ Episode Drops
The frontlines of AI today are comprised not only of computer programmers and generative AI platforms but of thousands of businesses, investors and users who
Lead Panel+ Announced for IP Summit; Limited Time 25% Discount for IP CloseUp Readers
Six leaders in artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights, including a former Philips and IBM executive, a serial entrepreneur, ex-ITC Commission and current USPTO Director
Protecting the ‘Look’ of a Product Can Dramatically Increase Its Value; Listen to Ep6 of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, Now Available
Between 2005 and 2020 the number of U.S. design patent grants almost tripled. The increased focus on product form (“look”) as a part of function,
“Sunset Boulevard” Star Gloria Swanson is the Overlooked Thomas Edison of Hollywood
A prolific inventor who founded a profit-sharing invention company in New York and saved German scientists from Hitler, Oscar-nominated Gloria Swanson’s real-life invention story reads
China Now Files 3X as Many Patent Applications Worldwide as the U.S. – More than the U.S., Japan, S. Korea, Germany, France, India and the UK Combined
Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so
INDYCAR Racing Engineer and AI Expert Alex Castrounis to Deliver the Keynote at the IP Awareness Summit
Author of “AI for People and Business: A Framework for Better Human Experiences and Business Success” and INDYCAR racing engineer and data scientist Alex Castrounis
WIPO for Creators Wants to Provide Higher Levels of Support through ‘CLIP’, a Public-Private Partnership
A public–private partnership launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Music Rights Awareness Foundation wants to provide musicians and other creators a
Thousands of Creative Works No Longer Protected Under Copyright Spawn Creators and Consumers
The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all
IP CloseUp will Exceed 400,000 Views in 2024; Last Year’s Top Posts Include S&P 500 Assets, Leading Black Inventors and Wiper Blade Invention Saga
IP CloseUp, weekly perspective on intellectual property trends and business, broke through 392,000 views and 272,000 visits in 2023, on its way to 400,000 plus
FBI Chief Fears that A.I. will Embolden China to Steal Even More U.S. Intellectual Property
In a rare joint statement, intelligence leaders from the Five Eyes countries accused China of intellectual property theft and using artificial intelligence for hacking and
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