Public IP company stalwart, InterDigital, with PIPCO-leading performance over the past five years, was hit by a significant drop in its net earnings in the
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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
Patents’ early role in creating leading tech businesses eyed
Some information technology companies dubious about strong patents that can be used to restrict their activities or force them to pay licensing fees, appear to
Financial Times article slams US patent syst for business model bias
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
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
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