The Writers Guild of America’s 146-day strike may be all but ratified, but for others in the entertainment industry – like the striking actors and
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An Opportunity to Participate in Important Research: Help Identify What the IP Community Believes Everyone Needs to Know
Creators, lawyers, IP owners, investors, policymakers and others engaged in IP seldom agree about what audiences need know about intellectual property rights – or do
The Largest Entrepreneurship Programs are Showing Students What IP Can Do for Them
For students at several of the largest U.S. university entrepreneurship and innovation (E&I) programs, the idea of intellectual property engagement is changing. A 31-page report
Identifying Return on IP (ROIP) is More Art than Financial Science; What’s Being Overlooked?
It’s easy to appreciate intellectual property licensing. C-level executives and investors of all types are among the many who attracted to the revenue and smitten
Is the Five-Year Decline in Patent Litigation Positive or Negative? It Depends who you Ask
From 2013 to 2017 patent suits filed dropped by 35% and stayed that way through 2022. Excluding volume patent litigation filers, typically non-practicing entities (NPEs)
Franchise Movie “I.P.” is Not the Villain – Audiences Can Still Call The Shots
Intellectual property associated with character-driven franchise movies like Barbie, Iron Man and The Avengers is being blamed for killing off films about real characters and relationships.
83% of Europeans Believe Buying Counterfeits Supports Bad Behavior; 65% Say it Can be Acceptable
A recently published European IP Office survey of intellectual property awareness examining attitudes towards IP rights, finds a majority of people understand the concept of
Zombie Rights? A Federal IP Law is Needed to Protect Dead Celebrities and their Heirs
Advances in artificial intelligence have become a threat to performers whose vocal and visual likenesses can be readily created through AI algorithms. This especially relevant
Videos from IPAS 2023 are Now Available + Kara Miller’s Keynote, ‘Inventing the Future’
Videos of the five panels and keynote from the 2023 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit – including Andrei Iancu’s compelling analysis of the power of IP
‘The Voice’ Singer-Songwriter and DC Policymaker Dissect A.I. Impacts in Podcast
Is AI a tool for creators or threat to their financial existence? What is AI’s likely impact on them, businesses and society? To probe these
Hollywood Writers’ Strike Tests Limits of AI Use, Ownership; Actors are Threatened, Too
Using existing scripts protected under copyright to train Generative AI to draft new ones are at the center for the battle in the ongoing Hollywood
Employment at Leading Companies is a Threat to Inventors and Innovation, Study Finds
Inventors who are adept at identifying new and potentially disruptive products are increasingly sought after by leading technology players who may wish to dissuade or
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