The impact of intellectual property and IP rights are being more widely felt under the strain of IP theft from China, the war in the Ukraine,
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‘The Emperors’ New Codes’ – Can Crypto and NFTs Learn to Live with Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents?
“In the world of crypto and NFTs, everyone has a shot a being a hedge fund billionaire—or at least appears to.” Digital assets on a
Year’s ‘Best’ Inventions Show the Breadth of Today’s Creators and Speed to Marketplace for Some
From the drawing board to the marketplace, a broad range of imaginative new inventions are reaching people faster and wider. Amazingly, many of TIME magazine’s best inventions
Free In-Person IPAS 2022 Registration for First Three IP CloseUp Readers to Respond; Complimentary Livestream Code Available
The first three IP CloseUp readers who email explore@understandingip.org will receive complimentary registration to the 5th Intellectual Property Awareness Summit. IPAS 2022 is being held at
Photographer Says NFTs Transformed her Struggling Business; Now She Wants to Help Other Creators
Brittany Pierre was living in Chicago in 2020, living pay-check-to pay-check as a photographer and ducking the pandemic. She had difficulty paying her rent, groceries
Movie Producer and Innovation Advocate Jon Taplin is Confirmed as Featured Speaker for IP Summit Near SF
Jonathan Taplin, veteran movie producer, Innovation Lab director, author, Wall Street deal maker, inventor and ex-tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band, has been confirmed as
‘Entrepreneur of the Year,’ Tiffany Norwood, Will be 2022 IP Awareness Summit Keynote on April 5th – Registration Open
Tiffany Norwood is successful entrepreneur, creator, Wall Street financier and educator. She also on a mission to help others succeed. The 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year recipient
The Battle for ‘Google Earth’ is Compelling Entertainment with a Frightening Survival Message
The Battle for Google Earth sounds like a science fiction movie. In fact, it is a real-life crime drama captured in a highly watchable and surprisingly popular TV
‘People Shouldn’t Expect Intellectual Property to be Free — Without it America Would be Nothing’
In the latest episode of ‘Understanding IP Maters,’ the podcast that looks at the IP stories of creators who became successful entrepreneurs, movie producer and
A Lone J&J Inventor is Responsible for $14 Billion of Value, Says Analysis Startup PatentVector
Frederick Shelton IV, arguably the most prolific and financially successful inventors ever, is a Johnson & Johnson medical device innovator unknown to pretty much everyone
‘Patent Quality is No Worse Today Than 40 years ago ,’ Says Celebrated Inventor on Latest ‘Understanding IP Matters’
In the latest episode of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, which dropped today on leading podcast platforms, award-winning inventor Dan Brown says that the patent winds have shifted and are blowing
IP CloseUp Views were Up a Record 21% in 2021; Total Increase Since 2018 is 44%
IP CloseUp celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in 2021, with viewership up 44% since 2018. Annual increases since 2018 were 7%, 11 % and 21%, respectively. The 2021
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