An article that appeared last week in the Financial Times calling into question the effectiveness of a U.S. patent system dangerously weakened by bad legislation
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Experts at IPAS 2017 will explore growing disregard for IP rights
At a time when the value of IP rights under attack by businesses, individuals and the courts, the first IP Awareness Summit will examine the
Automakers and tech giants are locked in a strange patent race
At time when patent certainty and value are under attack, global automobile manufacturers are competing with major technology companies for IP rights to the future,
Perception of patents & other IP rights is being taken more seriously
Do IP users – both businesses and individuals – view rights like patents and copyrights as potential assets that benefit commerce and society? Or, do
Bitcoin prices dive: 58 bitcoin facts that will amuse and enlighten
It has been a decade since the appearance of bitcoin, the alternative or cryptocurrency based on a blockchain, a “decentralized” network or shared ledger that
U of Chicago-Booth Business School article is ‘junk’ IP science
An ill-founded attack on U.S. IP rights appearing yesterday in the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business publication, “Pro-Market,” is a sobering reminder that
Amazon’s controversial ‘1-Click’ patent will expire September 12
This year’s 9/11 remembrance will be followed but an anniversary of a different sort. September 12 marks the day that Amazon’s controversial “1-Click” patent is
Blockchain patent publications picked up speed in August
An uptick in recent blockchain patent publications may be an indication that the technology is quietly picking up steam, with competing big banks and tech
“Turn and face the strange” – Patent values fall to earth; PIPCOs, too
Changes, or should we say “ch-ch-changes,” channeling David Bowie, who reinvented himself repeatedly, have decimated the performance of most publicly held patent licensing companies. Public
New certificate program in IAM for non-IP professionals is being offered by the Illinois Institute of Technology
Lawyers are no longer the only people interested in intellectual property rights. IP underlies practically everything that developed nations invent, author or manufacture. Professionals who
BofA, JPMChase & Morgan Stanley are top banks for patent loans
Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are the currently leaders in patent-based lending, according to a recent update of a 2015 study.
Qualcomm counter-offensive reminds NY Times readers who put the ‘smart’ in smartphone
Qualcomm is the first known patent licensor to tout its invention prowess in a New York Times ad directed at the business community. One of the
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