It is not wrong for China, the second largest economy, to strive for leadership in key industries – it is how it plans to get
Category: Data
IP Watchdog: Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, a ‘true’ story worthy of a novel, yet to be fully told
A trial will begin next summer in San Jose federal court for Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos’ ignominious founder, CEO and lead inventor, whose name is associated
Google for Education announces originality reports to prevent student plagiarism
In time for the new school year, Google, the search and technology company owned by Alphabet, has expanded its K-12 education platform to include a
Tesla patent that may be a key to safe self-driving is published by USPTO
A patent application filed by Tesla that could mark a fundamental change in the safety of self-driving vehicles was published on August 15. If eventually
China’s high school students learn about IP rights; national exam tests them for knowledge
“Knowledge of intellectual property rights is playing a more important and ever-growing part in China’s social development and basic education,” reports China Daily. Intellectual property
China announces a national center ‘to promote overseas intellectual property dispute settlement’
A national center has been established to offer guidance to Chinese businesses about resolving overseas intellectual property disputes, it was announced yesterday at a press
U.S. patent growth is lead by east Asian companies; China’s BOE Technology grew more than 14-fold
Six of the top ten companies with the most growth in U.S. patent grants are based in East Asia, an indication that a new patent
Customer information is one of many ‘data assets’ that can be actively managed as a trade secret
Data and digitization have created a fast-paced information-based economy that places a high value on trade secrets – many of which are poorly managed, if
Value of top brands grew by 8% to $2.33 trillion; bigtech leads; Facebook declines
The 100 top global brands, led by technology companies, are up 8% over last year and are worth a cumulative $2.33 trillion. It’s no surprise
$21 trillion in U.S. intangible assets is 84% of S&P 500 value – IP rights and reputation included
Many senior executives and investors are surprised that the value of intangible assets are five times greater than tangibles for most major businesses. For S&P
Study: 57% of ‘Gen Z’ believe that it is better to support local counterfeiters rather than big companies
A recently released study from a leading IP organization has found that persons born in Generation Z, the group immediately following Millennials, are conflicted when
Only 1 in 10 U.S. blockchain patent apps have been issued; China PCT filings outpace the U.S. almost 3 to 1
For all the discussion about blockchain, the distributed ledger that is the foundation for fast, decentralized transactions, relatively few patents have been issued. Only about
