More than half of U.S. blockchain patents are owned by blockchain-specific developers, while 20% are owned by financial institutions, led by Bank of America (see pie
USPTO Director Iancu will keynote 2018 IPBC Global in San Francisco
An impressive group of speakers, sponsors and supporters, led by USPTO Director and Undersecretary of Commerce, Andrei Iancu, will be featured at the 11th global
Me-Tube: This “Rube” saw the digital future and its foibles
San Francisco-born Reuben Garrett Lucius “Rube” Goldberg, an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor, best known for satirical cartoons that depicted complicated devices that
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Some IP holders may benefit, most won’t
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 places some IP rights holders squarely in the sights of the tax collector, while providing others with
Cong. Collins & Jeffries, and expert panel, will look at innovation policy and IP on May 8 in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC –– What is innovation policy? What does it mean to U.S. competition and jobs? Who is responsible for it? These are among the
Blockchain patent applications doubled in 2017 to more than 1,200
1,240 blockchain patent applications were filed worldwide in 2017, up from 594 in 2016 and 258 in 2015. Among the leading filers were Bank of
“Strong IP Drives the Bottom Line” is theme of 2018 LESI Annual Conference
This year’s Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Annual Conference will have a financial focus and take place in San Diego April 20-May 1. The plenary
China’s growth in European patent apps was three times the U.S. in 2017
The European Patent Office (EPO) 2017 annual report, recently published, revealed several surprising patent filing trends, including the rapid growth of China . The People’s
China says it leads the U.S. in blockchain patents and investment
While China is no fan of bitcoin mining – it has moved to close mining operations – it is actively pursuing block chain patents, and
Pace of patent litigation declines; 2018 applications still flat
Early indications are that U.S. patent litigation for 2018 is on track to be among the lowest in since 2005. So far in 2018, approximately
E-cigarettes is the fastest growing patent class; followed by 3-D printing and machine learning
Vaping may not be a turn-on for everyone, but the fastest growing United States Patent and Trademark Office category over the past five years is
Why a $1.6B billion law suit for non-payment of royalties is not likely to affect Spotify’s March IPO
Spotify recently filed confidential plans for an initial public offering to take place on March 31 on the New York Stock Exchange were thrown a curve
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