Can businesses and entrepreneurs compete with weaker U.S. patents in an innovation-driven global economy? An event featuring a broad range of IP thought-leaders on October
Tech cos use patents to turn up the volume on smarter hearing devices
Aging baby boomers, exposed to a lifetime of loud music, are more demanding than past generations about the quality of what and how they hear. Don’t expect
Accenture upsets blockchain believers with patent filing
Consulting giant Accenture has rattled the cage of the fintech community by filing a patent for an “editable” blockchain that would allow a central administrator
EU copyright reform – A leap forward or step back?
Reforms to copyright law proposed last week by the European Commission would put the burden on Internet companies like Google, Facebook and YouTube to prevent
Post-election “Patent Law & Policy” conference to be held in Washington
Many businesses are wondering what the patent terrain will look like after the U.S. elections in November. Will further reforms will be forthcoming, or will
Will blockchain technology fuel a new patent war or prevent one?
The race is on to gain control of a new technology that has the power to reinvent banking and make transactions and other agreements between parties
No Monkey Business: Animal selfie raises serious questions about copyright ownership
Who is the legitimate owner of a selfie taken by a monkey, but positioned by a nature photographer? Is it the intellectual property of the
Reporter: Patent system failed heart valve inventor
One of the biggest obstacle to inventors today may the system created to protect them. Research cardiologist Tory Norred thinks so. In a recent
Raymond P. Niro, pioneering patent litigator, is dead at 73
Raymond Niro, a highly successful patent litigator who represented primarily inventors and other plaintiffs, passed away on August 9 at the age of 73. It
Four timely events kick-off September IP conference season
September is back-to-school for kids. For IP rights followers it is back to keeping up with the myriad changes in law and value. At least
Taylor Swift assists recording artists, Apple Music, and (even) herself
Taylor Swift, a pop star with sufficient power to move mountains, succeeded in moving an equally resolute object last year: Apple Music’s position on paying royalties to
Patents are rights, not privileges; Jefferson story is “historical myth”
Is it any wonder why patents are widely despised and holders mistrusted? Patents and other IP rights have been caught in the perfect storm of anger
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