IP executives, experts and owners from leading businesses and organizations gathered at Columbia University’s School of Journalism late last year at the IP Awareness Summit
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Trade Secrets: “What People Need to Know” — Sen. Coons, IP experts, scheduled to speak May 29
Trade secrets, or know-how, frequently in the news, are simultaneously among intellectual property’s most valuable and misunderstood rights. A luncheon briefing designed to put these
‘IP impacts everyone’ – Two-minute video explains ‘Why?’
What is intellectual property? Why should I care? These questions are frequently considered – if not asked – by a range of people of all
INTA Annual Mtg set for mid-May; $300/€300 discounts for ‘Auto IP US’ and Europe, also in May
May is a busy month for IP events. The 141st International Trademark Association Meeting (INTA) will take place in Boston, and Auto IP conferences will
Taking PIPCOs private – rethinking public IP (patent licensing) companies
The shares of most publicly traded companies that rely primarily on patent licensing, litigation settlements or damages awards for revenue have fared poorly compared to
China is source of 43% of world’s patent applications; 60% of trademark apps
China may not yet be on an equal footing with the leading industrialized nations in terms invention quality and brand recognition, but according to a
Expanded ‘IP CloseUp 30’ stock index features four new categories
Publicly traded patent licensing companies have significantly under-performed market indexes. Only a few of the original listed stocks remain. The IP CloseUp 30, a feature
Bridging the Gap Between IP Awareness and Understanding – A response to IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel
by Professor Ruth Soetendorp In a recent article, Manny Schecter, Chief Patent Counsel at IBM and President of the IPO Education Foundation, was right to
U.S. patent litigation awards are highest since 2014; two cases accounted for 64% of the total damages; half were under $10M
$1.4 billion dollars was awarded last year in patent damages, the most since 2014. Two cases were responsible for about two-thirds of that amount or
FAANGs dominate value and valuation says a new book by an intellectual property expert
Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google, referred to at the Big Four, plus Netflix, “dominate society, technology and IP value and valuation,” according to a new
Convergence is creating new value; IPBC Europe in Paris to explore
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
42% drop in writer income attributed to growth of new media, changing attitudes
Value associated with small content generators and copyright owners appear to be on a similar downward trajectory as independent inventors and patent holders. Decline in
