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Surgeon, inventor and philanthropist, Gary Michelson, to keynote the 2020 IP Awareness Summit
An orthopedic surgeon and one of medicine’s most successful inventors, Gary K. Michelson will deliver a keynote at the third Intellectual Property Awareness Summit on
China’s Alibaba receives IP crime-fighting award from City of London Police
Alibaba, the largest on-line commerce site, has received a commendation from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, a department of the City of London Police
Bill establishing a small claims court for copyright holders aces House, 410-6; EFF, others, not pleased
The United States House of Representatives has unanimously passed the CASE Act, which establishes a small claims court for musicians and other copyright owners that
It’s alive! If AI machines can invent should they be able to own patents, too?
Bots have rights, too – or do they? Does an inventor have to be human to receive a patent? IP systems are angsting over how
Improving access for minorities will not fix a ‘broken’ system, say inventors
Responses to the USPTO’s request for written comment on questions about the participation of minority inventors reveal a deep mistrust of the current patent system
Music royalty streams are attracting the interest of yield-hungry investors
How songs get distributed and owners compensated for them have upended the music industry. Through it all, copyright royalties have remained attractive – especially when
IP markets, patent policy debate and 5G revolution will frontline the 2019 IP Dealmakers Forum
The people behind the 6th annual IP Deal Makers Forum have put together a strong line up of topics, speakers and networking opportunities for this
Lofty Beijing goals and access to unlimited capital shadow US-China trade war & IP
It is not wrong for China, the second largest economy, to strive for leadership in key industries – it is how it plans to get
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
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