Frederick Shelton IV, arguably the most prolific and financially successful inventors ever, is a Johnson & Johnson medical device innovator unknown to pretty much everyone
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‘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
$550M Springsteen Catalogue Sale is Biggest Ever; Capital Gains Taxes and Low Interest Rates May Have Played a Role
With the backing of leading private equity funds and record labels, celebrity singer-song writers such as Bob Dylan, Prince and Neil Young, are cashing in on strong long-term demand
Hinman on UIPM Podcast Debut: Quarterly Reporting of IP Rights Boosts Companies and Investors
Brian Hinman knows a thing or two about IP rights. Hinman believes that companies need to scrutinize them more systematically and openly if they hope
Six-Part Podcast Series from CIPU, ‘Understanding IP Matters,’ is set to Debut on December 7th
A new podcast series, ‘Understanding IP Matters – From creator to entrepreneur’ is set to launch from the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding. ‘Understanding IP
Movie-Inspired Collector ‘Tokens’ Spark Dispute Over the Right to Sell IP-Related Assets
Quentin Tarantino, writer and director of the 1994 classic ‘Pulp Fiction’ is engaged in a fight with the film’s owner over whether he has the right to
Content Creators are Struggling With Systematic Weaknesses, Copyright and Racial
Content creators on platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram are discovering that not all creators are created equal, even when they are the source. Especially
IPBasics.org is Launched: Less is More When it Comes to Understanding IP Rights
When it comes to understanding intellectual property rights at least one organization has come to believe that less is more. A fresh approach to learning
Disney Sues to Invalidate Copyright Return Notices Filed by the Creators of Marvel Universe Characters
The Walt Disney Company is under pressure to return rights to perhaps the most iconic and valuable character franchise, the Marvel Superhero Universe, to many
WIPO Director General: ‘IP Should Not Be Treated as an Afterthought’
In a recent interview with Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ‘IPKat,’ the esteemed IP publication, alludes to the Center
‘Fractional Ownership’ Patent is Offered as an NFT by Celebrity-Laden Auctioneer OpenSea Systems
What could be an important blockchain patent covering fractional trading of shares of multiple asset classes has been offered for sale at auction as an
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