China wants other nations to know it not only has secured many patents and trademarks, it is intent on educating children as young as primary
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IP Awareness in an AI-Driven World: Insights from the Center for Law and Technology’s Wayne Stacy
AI is already making a significant impact on business disputes and legal education. Junior lawyers can no longer be charged out to clients at $500/hr.
Celeb and Other Creators Denounce A.I. Theft in a Series of Bold New York Times Ads
More than 700 creators have signed a proclamation denouncing unauthorized use of news, movie, recording, photography and other content by AI models as stealing. The
2026 IP Summit Agenda is Out – Marshall Smith, CEO of AI-Enabled Starlab Space Stations to Keynote
The agenda for the this year’s IP Awareness Summit was published today. It includes an announcement by Center for IP Understanding (CIPU) that the keynote
“Monetizing Patents is Now a Strategic Responsibility,” says former Public Company CEO
The landscape of patent licensing has undergone a dramatic shift since 2012. What was once a relatively collaborative process conducted between executives as a part
Investor Watch: IP Valuations are Often More “Best-Case Scenario” than Real Market Value
In real estate value is determined by primarily three factors: location, location, location. For intellectual property rights, especially patents, the location is context. Investors are
Chinese “IP CloseUp” Readers Exceed Americans for first time in 2025; Blog Tops 464,000 All-Time Views
For the first time since IP CloseUp was published in 2012, readers in from a nation outside of the U.S. have exceeded those domestically, an
“Businesses should not be waiting for Government to Regulate AI to Adopt Using It”
In the mostly lawless land of artificial intelligence, businesses can not wait for government guidelines or new laws to proceed with adoption, according to AI
Actor, Inventor, Stunt Double, Primate Impersonator, Entrepreneur; 100+ Patents
Eric Bear is a successful inventor and entrepreneur with scores of patents granted to him. He is also an actor, dancer, musician, stunt double, AI
“AI and Other Fakes Cost Thousands More Worker than Celeb Jobs,” says ex-Studio Head and Producer
More countries actively address pirating through enforcement of site blocking by their national Internet Service Providers. Unfortunately for those in the creative fields, the U.S.
Global Patent Filers Reveal Surprising Activity from Unexpected Sources
Most of the 3,244,273 patent applications in 2023 were filed by the usual suspects, China, the U.S., Japan, et al., but an increasing number are
“The Future of IP Lies in Getting the AI Rules Right;” the future of AI rests with getting the IP right
The relative value of many if not most IP rights has been decreasing in the U.S. over the past decade or so. Patent uncertainty, for
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