A two-minute whiteboard animation created several years ago about the purpose of IP rights recently exceeded 10,000 YouTube views. The reasons suggest that while general
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“Sinners” – A Huge Hit with the Fans is Scaring the Sh** Out of Movie Executives
This summer’s blockbuster, “Sinners,” a horror movie set in the 1932 Mississippi, has come to represent an strangely satisfying entertainment for audiences and a potential
A Growing Number of Foreign Universities are Being Granted More U.S. Patents than those at Home
Four of the the top ten universities receiving U.S. utility patents are foreign and seven of the top 20. The number one U.S. patent recipient
Financing with Debt or Equity? For Businesses that Hold IP Rights its Essential to Differentiate
Today’s guest IP CloseUp column was provided by Efrat Kasznik, President of Foresight Valuation Group, a Silicon-Valley based IP valuation and consulting firm. Ms. Kasznik
Cancer Device Engineer Fears Broad Loss of Basic Research Funds will Weaken Public Health
Impending reductions in government funding for universities will force even the top research institutions to find new ways to support critical work. Replacing the funding
Earn a One-Day Certificate in Fashion Law Fundamentals; CIPU Readers Get a 10% Discount
It is hard to get it right when it comes to understanding the most basic laws that apply to the rapidly evolving fashion and retail
Harvard Business Review Research Finds the Top Use of Gen A.I. in 2025 is ‘Companionship & Therapy’
How do people actually apply artificial intelligence to their lives? According to a provocative recent study that question appears to be evolving as fast as
IP Summit Videos Show Fragmented IP Rights are a Problem for Innovation and Business
Released today are new videos of featured speakers Andrei Iancu, fmr Undersecretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Akeem
Lack of Transparency in the Fashion Industry Threatens Brand Loyalty, says Industry Expert
Inspiration that encourages “borrowing” or sampling from other creators is an accepted practice in many industries, up to a point. When does the practice go
20,000 Music Tracks Uploaded to Deezer Daily are Entirely AI-Generated, a 100% Increase in 2 mos
Does AI turn good into good enough, or does it make good better? This tricky question applies especially to AI-created music and other content, which
The Role of Property Rights is Far From Certain, Experts Say; “We Have a lot to Think About”
While intellectual property like copyrights and patents play a huge role in incentivizing both the future of creative expression and invention, they are parts of
IP Close Up Readers can Access a Free IP Summit Livestream from Dolby Labs in San Francisco
IP-related opportunities for investors and businesses are growing, but so are challenges to IP certainty and value. Film, music, publishing and invention leaders are saying
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