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Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls for strengthening IP protection and “enhancing its importance”

December 22, 2020 Bruce Berman

Secretary General of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Xi Jinping, acknowledged this month that protecting IP rights was necessary for pursuing development. 

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China’s Alibaba receives IP crime-fighting award from City of London Police

November 12, 2019 Bruce Berman

Alibaba, the largest on-line commerce site, has received a commendation from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, a department of the City of London Police

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Experts: Void from U.S. patent “train wreck” is being filled by China’s patent system

January 18, 2017 Bruce Berman

In a few short years China’s patent system has gone from an IP rights wannabe to one of the most responsive and patent-friendly systems in

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China is poised to overtake the U.S. as the leading patent system

January 11, 2017 Bruce Berman

A few years ago a company whose patents were violated in China had little or no chance of defending its rights.  Determined to move beyond

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Panasonic, NEC & Sony are battling with IBM for patent sales leadership

December 1, 2015 Bruce Berman

Despite dramatically lower patent valuations, some big companies, including under-performing foreign holders, have taken the number of U.S. sales to new highs. While IBM still

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More patent holders (and buyers) are valuing perception over reality

October 1, 2015 Bruce Berman

Lack of certainty and the high cost of monetizing patents are motivating some businesses to acquire impressive looking patents, not necessarily valid or essential ones.

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Online Retailer Alibaba ‘Stocks Up’ on U.S. Patents Pre-IPO

May 1, 2014 Bruce Berman

In the days preceding what could be the largest U.S. IPO ever, Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has been buying patents as well as filing

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Since founding Brody Berman Associates in 1988 Bruce has been working with IP holders, executives and investors, as well as more than 80 law firms and their clients. In 2016 he founded the Center for IP Understanding, an independent non-profit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since 2011 and is a member of its Hall of Fame Academy.

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