A few research institutions, such as Stanford, Columbia, NYU and MIT, consider securing invention rights a routine part of their research mission. Most, however, struggle
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China is Deadly Serious About Educating NextGen Inventors, Brand Builders and Entrepreneurs
China wants other nations to know it not only has secured many patents and trademarks, it is intent on educating children as young as primary
IP Awareness in an AI-Driven World: Insights from the Center for Law and Technology’s Wayne Stacy
AI is already making a significant impact on business disputes and legal education. Junior lawyers can no longer be charged out to clients at $500/hr.
2026 IP Summit Agenda is Out – Marshall Smith, CEO of AI-Enabled Starlab Space Stations to Keynote
The agenda for the this year’s IP Awareness Summit was published today. It includes an announcement by Center for IP Understanding (CIPU) that the keynote
Chinese “IP CloseUp” Readers Exceed Americans for first time in 2025; Blog Tops 464,000 All-Time Views
For the first time since IP CloseUp was published in 2012, readers in from a nation outside of the U.S. have exceeded those domestically, an
Cancer Patents may be an Indication of Future Company Performance and Research Efficiency
Novartis and Roche enjoy pharma-industry leading 2024 revenues. They also lead in total international patent volume. But Roche, with more oncology-specific patents for cancer treatment
Public Opinion Survey in Support of TV Chip Battle Invokes Dubious Patent Narratives
In a U.S. battle between two large Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers responsible for most smart TV production, ill-formed American perceptions about patent licensing and “trolls” are
Positive IP Rights Awareness in China and Asia has Grown, While U.S. Perceptions have Declined
Public IP awareness has grown measurably over the past two years in China and parts of Asia while the U.S. has seen a slight decline.
Only Two of the Top 25 Global Patent holders are U.S. Companies; 11 are Chinese; 7 Japanese
Mapping world patent ownership can provide IP owners, investors and others insights into the shifting global intellectual property landscape. Quantity is not the most reliable
Global Patent Filers Reveal Surprising Activity from Unexpected Sources
Most of the 3,244,273 patent applications in 2023 were filed by the usual suspects, China, the U.S., Japan, et al., but an increasing number are
“The Future of IP Lies in Getting the AI Rules Right;” the future of AI rests with getting the IP right
The relative value of many if not most IP rights has been decreasing in the U.S. over the past decade or so. Patent uncertainty, for
Top TechCos with AI Platforms Spend the Most on R&D but Don’t Generate the best or clearest ROI
Businesses that spend the highest amounts annually on research and development, anywhere from $10 billion to over $100 billion, are often among the least clear
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