President-elect Biden’s ambitious initiatives in R&D investment, diversity and stopping IP theft from People’s Republic of China have little chance of succeeding if his administration
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Total IP CloseUp visits surpass 276,000 in 2020; readership is up for third year in a row
Despite the challenges of 2020, IP CloseUp visits increased for the third year in a row, to 36,150. This brought the total number since the
IoT Spending continued to Rise in 2020 Despite the Pandemic — or, Perhaps, Because of It
Business spending on the internet of things (IoT) has been robust over the past few years and 2020 was no exception. The trend continues upward.
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls for strengthening IP protection and “enhancing its importance”
Secretary General of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Xi Jinping, acknowledged this month that protecting IP rights was necessary for pursuing development.
Covid Vaccine Tees Shakedown at the WTO; ‘It’s Fraught with Danger,’ says CIPU Member, Pooley
India is the world’s largest manufacturer of generic drugs, and South Africa is another big producer. Both are angry that the U.S. and Europe have
Listeners Yearn for the Sound of Classic Tunes, Feeding Investor Interest in Copyrights
With the pandemic curtailing live performance and new acts scarce to emerge, listeners turning to classics by rock artists like Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift
The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 Include Innovative Ideas and Products From Companies of All Sizes
Time Magazine’s 2020 best inventions provides hope for both a brighter and more interesting future. The impressive list new products and services confirms that a
Google White Paper Explains How ‘BERT’, its Cloud-Based A.I. Analytics Tool, Will Improve Patent Quality
Data scientists at Google Cloud recently published a paper extolling the virtues of its open-source algorithm that can perform more extensive and accurate patent searches
Confusion About Use of Artificial Intelligence and Ownership Could Impede Development, Suggests U.S. Report
A lack of consistency about how people see the positive and negative aspects of artificial intelligence, a disruptive and fast-growing technology that the U.S. and
NASA is Granted a Patent for Identifying a Faster & Cheaper Moon Route — Has a New ‘Space Race’ Begun?
The US-Soviet ‘space race’ of the 1960s is back with a twist. This time the competition is primarily between research institutions and technology businesses, as
Hoping to Leapfrog the US, China secures huge numbers of patents and trademarks at home and abroad
Beijing has made it clear that it wishes China to be a global innovation leader and leave its copycat image behind. It has made giant
601 Unicorns are Valued at Near $2 Trillion; China’s ByteDance Leads the Way at $140 Billion
Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, or perhaps because of it, the value of unicorns – private companies whose valuation exceeds $1 billion – continues to
