Six companies became top 100 global innovators for the first time in 2020. Fujikura (Japan), HTC (Taiwan), Immersion (US), Microchip Technology (US), Scheneider Electric (France)
The Five Largest Techcos earned $802 billion annually from surprisingly diverse sources
The largest technology businesses generate revenues in different ways, but all rely on a dedicated customer-user base. These ‘big five’ technology businesses all rely on
U.S. Advances in Patents Category but still Trails Four Nations in 2020 U.S. Chamber Intl IP Index
While the U.S. still remains the top nation overall for intellectual property rights, lags behind Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland in the category Patents,
Coronavirus Fallout: China’s Patent Grab Frightens U.S. Pharma Companies
An attempt to patent a medicine already patented in the U.S. and elsewhere, and currently being developed by U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences, raises serious intellectual
Apple is granted patent on invention that eliminates driver ‘blind spots’; auto market entry speculated
Apple Inc. was recently granted a patent on an invention designed to eliminate driver blind spots. At least one publication reported that it could signal
Future of innovation to be focus of ‘KnowIt’; Key issues for creators, advisors and capital providers
KnowIt, a new and innovative conference for people engaged in technology, including 5G and AI, will bring together a diverse community of executives, creators, investors
TechCos are now half of the 10 most valuable brands, more than doubling in value to $2.1 trillion
The value of the largest technology company brands has more than doubled since 2001. The cumulative brand value of leading techcos in 2001 was $988
Intellectual Property Scholar and Educator, Adam Mossoff, is Named to the CIPU Board of Directors
Leading legal expert and proponent of patent quality and IP rights, Adam Mossoff, has been named to the board of directors of the Center for
US-China IP Exchange & Development Foundation Established to share information and unite owners
The U.S.-China Intellectual Property Exchange and Development Foundation (UCIPF) was announced recently with the mission “to facilitate cooperation between IP professionals of the world’s two
Visits to IP CloseUp in 2019 top 30,000 for fourth year in a row; multi-year total is 240,000.
Visits to IP CloseUp in 2019 were up 7% over 2018 to 32,521. Total visitors over the past six years grew to over 240,000. The
Study: 45% of European GDP is attributed to IP-Active Industries, but ‘causal link’ is still lacking
63 million jobs – 29% of all jobs in the EU – are a product of IP-intensive industries, reports a joint EPO-EUIPO study that is
Defensive Aggregator says ‘World’s Most Valuable Patent’ is held by tiny Intertrust Technologies
Privately held Sunnyvale, CA-based, Intertrust Technologies, a digital rights management company, holds the world’s most valuable patent according to research conducted by defensive patent aggregator
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