The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) presents new challenges and opportunities for European companies. 4IR is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the
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USTR warns of increasing attacks by China on US intellectual property, including cyber-attacks
A report released in late November the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) states that China appears to be stepping up its attacks
Patent litigation is down 41% since 2015; IPRs are lowest since 2014
Patent disputes are significantly lower since they peaked at 5,874 in 2015. Litigation tumbled 41% to 3,491 cases in 2018, and was down 14% from
IP CloseUp surpassed 200,000 views in 2018
In 2018, IP CloseUp broke though the 200,000 view level, generating a total of 207,868 on 373 posts since it was first published. Among the
How Spotify can survive the size of Apple, Amazon, Google & YouTube
The streaming genie is out of the bottle. There is no going to back to CD sales or downloading as the primary model for music
USPTO Director Iancu, top-ten inventor Jay Walker and IBM’s patent chief + surprises set for IP Awareness Summit this week
The IP Awareness Summit 2018 – IP literacy matters The second annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit is being held at Columbia University in New York
U.S. cities are attracting a lower percentage of startup capital
Several surveys of global innovation have noted that the U.S. innovation edge is slipping, but until now they have not pinpointed where the U.S. share
IP Awareness Summit update: keynotes to include top-ten inventor, Jay Walker, USPTO Director Iancu and IBM’s Schecter
Priceline.com founder and one of the most prolific and successful U.S. inventors in history will join USPTO Director Andrei Iancu and IBM Chief Patent Counsel
IP CloseUp readers can save $100 on Patent Law & Policy DC event
House Judiciary Committee’s Cong. Doug Collins (R-GA), a leading proponent of more effective IP legislation, will be a speaker at the 4th annual Patent Law
12-fold increase in China’s U.S. trademark apps; many are said to be fraudulent and improperly filed
Cash subsidies are among the incentives fueling a dramatic rise in U.S. trademark applications by Chinese filers. Thousands are said to be improperly filed and
LES annual meeting to be held in Boston October 14-17
The birthplace of innovation, Boston, is the site for the 2018 Licensing Executives Society meeting. The opening session, “Advancing Innovation Through a Renewal of Trust,”
Responsible deal-making is the focus of SF IP conference, 9/18
Responsible IP deal-making – where parties enter into licensing and other agreements mutually – has become something of a lost art. Not long ago, it
