The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all
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IP CloseUp will Exceed 400,000 Views in 2024; Last Year’s Top Posts Include S&P 500 Assets, Leading Black Inventors and Wiper Blade Invention Saga
IP CloseUp, weekly perspective on intellectual property trends and business, broke through 392,000 views and 272,000 visits in 2023, on its way to 400,000 plus
The ‘Godfather’ of IP Management, Marshall Phelps, Engineered IP Businesses at Microsoft and IBM, and Nurtured a Generation of Executives
Marshall Phelps is best known for launching highly successful IP business operations at IBM in the 1990s and Microsoft in the 2000s. Overlooked among his
AI Bots and IP Rights? They’re the focus of the 2024 IP Awareness Summit in Chicago
Creative expression, like music, films and books, and inventions, that are supported copyrights and patents, impact thousands of businesses, millions of jobs and and our
TechCos, Creators, Lawyers Do Not Agree on Basic Intellectual Property Fundamentals
Members of the IP community – including inventors, content creators, bigtech managers, lawyers and educators – do not agree on some of the most basic
Criminal Liability for Patent Infringement? The ‘Moral Hazard’ Around Fair Competition
History has proven that innovation comes from everywhere, not just the leading businesses. But patents no longer provide the right exclude others from practicing an
Learning Tech Ethics and IP, One 60-Second Reel at a Time – TikTok Influencer is Breaking Barriers
Providing audiences the background to understand what intellectual property is, why it is valuable, and how to use it has gotten a little easier. Sorting
First Camera with Content Credentials for Digital Provenance Provides Transparency Creators can Bank On
Leica, one of the world’s leading camera manufacturers, has launched the M11-P camera, what the first camera with Content Credentials built-in. “This camera will usher
From Patent “Trolls” to Content “Providers” – High Return on Controlling the Language
Words matter. The T-word, patent “troll,” has been used widely over the past 20 years to negatively predispose potential licensees, lawmakers, the courts, as well
Ex-Microsoft and IBM Licensing Execs Agree Patent Weaknesses have been Damaging
Generating a return on tech patents from licensing without suing for infringement is fast becoming a lost art – even if the licensor is a
Season 3 of ‘Understanding IP Matters’ Premiere’s this Week: “Partnerships can Enable the U.S. to Maintain its Innovation Leadership”
The first episode of the third season of the popular podcast series, ‘Understanding IP Matters,’ drops on Wednesday with the focus on public-private technology partnerships,
66.4% Worldwide Acknowledge the Positive Impact of IP Rights but Many Young Do Not Agree
A recent study of 25,000 consumers in 50 nations finds that IP rights’ positive effects are most highly recognized in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Latin America
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