The 164-member World Trade Organization has turned on the U.S. by confirming a new patent waiver process that goes beyond previous agreements and requires American
Category: Research
Innovative Visualization of Leading Brands is a Clear Path to Distinguishing their Relative Value
The world’s most iconic brands can be a moving target, changing subtly in value from year to year and industry to industry. Measuring their performance
Research: Businesses Whose R&D Generates Software Must Decide: Open-Source or Patent Protection
With software representing as many as 63% of new U.S. inventions, businesses of all types are faced with the decision to protect their developments with
Patent Suits Drop 33% from 2013; 2021 Damages Awards are More Than $1 Billion less than 2012
Despite the high economic relevance of innovation and explosive invention growth reflected in the number of patents issued annually by the United States Patent and Trademark
Young People Know that Intellectual Property Exists but Lack Insight in How IP Rights Work
Most students and recent graduates in affluent Singapore are similar to their contemporaries in other developed economies: They know intellectual property rights exist but are
Summit Take-Away: IP Rights Play a Part in Global Events like China, Ukraine and Diversity
The impact of intellectual property and IP rights are being more widely felt under the strain of IP theft from China, the war in the Ukraine,
‘The Emperors’ New Codes’ – Can Crypto and NFTs Learn to Live with Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents?
“In the world of crypto and NFTs, everyone has a shot a being a hedge fund billionaire—or at least appears to.” Digital assets on a
35 Companies, Many in Poor Nations, Receive Licenses to Manufacture Generics of Pfizer’s Covid Anti-Viral
The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) announced that it has signed agreements with 35 companies to manufacture the generic version of Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 treatment nirmatrelvir,
Trend in Science & Technology Collaborations with Russia Suggest Global Realignment
For more than a decade prior to the start of the war in Ukraine, scientific research collaborations between Russia and U.S. and EU-member nations were declining.
Year’s ‘Best’ Inventions Show the Breadth of Today’s Creators and Speed to Marketplace for Some
From the drawing board to the marketplace, a broad range of imaginative new inventions are reaching people faster and wider. Amazingly, many of TIME magazine’s best inventions
Free In-Person IPAS 2022 Registration for First Three IP CloseUp Readers to Respond; Complimentary Livestream Code Available
The first three IP CloseUp readers who email explore@understandingip.org will receive complimentary registration to the 5th Intellectual Property Awareness Summit. IPAS 2022 is being held at
11 of the top 25 Most Valuable Brands are Chinese; 9 are U.S. – TikTok is the Fastest Growing, up 215%
TikTok, the Chinese social media giant, is the world’s fastest growing brand, up 215% over 2021, according to BrandFinance, a firm that rates the Global
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