Between 2005 and 2020 the number of U.S. design patent grants almost tripled. The increased focus on product form (“look”) as a part of function,
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China Now Files 3X as Many Patent Applications Worldwide as the U.S. – More than the U.S., Japan, S. Korea, Germany, France, India and the UK Combined
Since China became worldwide leader in patent applications in 2011, overtaking Japan, the number of its applications have soared. The question today is not so
WIPO for Creators Wants to Provide Higher Levels of Support through ‘CLIP’, a Public-Private Partnership
A public–private partnership launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Music Rights Awareness Foundation wants to provide musicians and other creators a
Thousands of Creative Works No Longer Protected Under Copyright Spawn Creators and Consumers
The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all
Learning Tech Ethics and IP, One 60-Second Reel at a Time – TikTok Influencer is Breaking Barriers
Providing audiences the background to understand what intellectual property is, why it is valuable, and how to use it has gotten a little easier. Sorting
First Camera with Content Credentials for Digital Provenance Provides Transparency Creators can Bank On
Leica, one of the world’s leading camera manufacturers, has launched the M11-P camera, what the first camera with Content Credentials built-in. “This camera will usher
Ex-Microsoft and IBM Licensing Execs Agree Patent Weaknesses have been Damaging
Generating a return on tech patents from licensing without suing for infringement is fast becoming a lost art – even if the licensor is a
Franchise Movie “I.P.” is Not the Villain – Audiences Can Still Call The Shots
Intellectual property associated with character-driven franchise movies like Barbie, Iron Man and The Avengers is being blamed for killing off films about real characters and relationships.
Videos from IPAS 2023 are Now Available + Kara Miller’s Keynote, ‘Inventing the Future’
Videos of the five panels and keynote from the 2023 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit – including Andrei Iancu’s compelling analysis of the power of IP
‘The Voice’ Singer-Songwriter and DC Policymaker Dissect A.I. Impacts in Podcast
Is AI a tool for creators or threat to their financial existence? What is AI’s likely impact on them, businesses and society? To probe these
Hollywood Writers’ Strike Tests Limits of AI Use, Ownership; Actors are Threatened, Too
Using existing scripts protected under copyright to train Generative AI to draft new ones are at the center for the battle in the ongoing Hollywood
‘The Playlist’ Series on Netflix Dramatizes the Rise and Imagined Fall of Spotify
The Playlist, a fictionalized account of the ascent of Spotify, the most popular if not most successful music streaming service, that looks forward to how