An impressive group of speakers, sponsors and supporters, led by USPTO Director and Undersecretary of Commerce, Andrei Iancu, will be featured at the 11th global
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Some IP holders may benefit, most won’t
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 places some IP rights holders squarely in the sights of the tax collector, while providing others with
Cong. Collins & Jeffries, and expert panel, will look at innovation policy and IP on May 8 in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC –– What is innovation policy? What does it mean to U.S. competition and jobs? Who is responsible for it? These are among the
“Strong IP Drives the Bottom Line” is theme of 2018 LESI Annual Conference
This year’s Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Annual Conference will have a financial focus and take place in San Diego April 20-May 1. The plenary
China’s growth in European patent apps was three times the U.S. in 2017
The European Patent Office (EPO) 2017 annual report, recently published, revealed several surprising patent filing trends, including the rapid growth of China . The People’s
China says it leads the U.S. in blockchain patents and investment
While China is no fan of bitcoin mining – it has moved to close mining operations – it is actively pursuing block chain patents, and
E-cigarettes is the fastest growing patent class; followed by 3-D printing and machine learning
Vaping may not be a turn-on for everyone, but the fastest growing United States Patent and Trademark Office category over the past five years is
Study finds that black, hispanic and women inventors lack opportunity and role models
Economic hardship and lack of exposure to innovation are preventing minorities, low-income backgrounds and women from becoming inventors. Those are the findings of “Lost Einsteins: Innovation
44% of top U.S. patentees for 2017 are U.S. companies; 50% are Asian
Many companies received more U.S. patents in 2017; IBM, the perennial leader, was number one for the 25th year. However, there were some notable declines
2018 in focus: Videos from IP Awareness Summit explore better IP understanding
The IP Awareness Summit 2017 was the first IP event to focus on perception and awareness of intellectual rights and their impact. Videos of panel
Short-term thinking about intellectual capital weakens the U.S.’ ability to compete
A well-known economist and entrepreneur, whose work has been cited more than 120,000 times as tracked by Google Scholar, says that businesses and managers who
Update: 62 weird but strangely useful facts about bitcoin
$100 invested in bitcoin in July 2010 is worth about $6M today. For many, it is still unclear if blockchain is a viable alternative currency, an
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