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Tag: Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU)

Covid Vaccine Tees Shakedown at the WTO; ‘It’s Fraught with Danger,’ says CIPU Member, Pooley

December 17, 2020 Bruce Berman

India is the world’s largest manufacturer of generic drugs, and South Africa is another big producer. Both are angry that the U.S. and Europe have

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‘InstaShield’ Inventor Says IP System Discourages Creativity, Investment

October 7, 2020 Bruce Berman

The inventor of an inexpensive face covering to prevent the spread of Covid-19 told a livestream audience last week that the IP system is “cannibalistic”

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Former Homeland Security Executive Says ‘Covid-19 Has Changed Society’; creative solutions are needed

September 23, 2020 Bruce Berman

A former Deputy Secretary for Science and Technology at U.S. Homeland Security says the innovation and creativity is necessary to combat the economic, societal and

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Free Livestream: ‘Living with Covid-19’ to explore work-life solutions and investments

September 2, 2020 Bruce Berman

 Some coronavirus management tools will be complex, others relatively low-tech. Most will come from diverse sources and a few will be highly valuable.  Developing and

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Easy as ‘ABC’ – New Intellectual Property Fundamentals Website (IPABC) is Perfect for Beginners; Useful for Pros

August 11, 2020 Guest Columnist

By ReNard Rogers Newcomers to the world of “intellectual” property, or creations of the mind, may find themselves overwhelmed by terms that seem more suited

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Leading Authorities Urge broader Awareness in new video shot at UC Berkeley Intellectual Property Summit

April 23, 2020 Bruce Berman

A newly released video featuring conversations with leading intellectual property practitioners, professionals and creators stresses the need to assure the role of IP rights is

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VC Warns of Tech Businesses’ Lack of Patent Ethics: “Many lives will be lost”

March 23, 2020 Bruce Berman

A veteran venture capitalist and technology investor is calling for Congress to revise the patent laws and for companies to step up and embrace their

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Surgeon, inventor and philanthropist, Gary Michelson, to keynote the 2020 IP Awareness Summit

December 3, 2019 Bruce Berman

An orthopedic surgeon and one of medicine’s most successful inventors, Gary K. Michelson will deliver a keynote at the third Intellectual Property Awareness Summit on

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China IP Education Initiative Targets Primary and Secondary Students – “Children Can Influence Parents”

September 26, 2019 Bruce Berman

China has come a long way in many areas of innovation and technology, including intellectual property education for which it has assumed a leadership position. 

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Customer information is one of many ‘data assets’ that can be actively managed as a trade secret

July 1, 2019 Bruce Berman

Data and digitization have created a fast-paced information-based economy that places a high value on trade secrets – many of which are poorly managed, if

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Bridging the Gap Between IP Awareness and Understanding – A response to IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel

February 28, 2019 Guest Columnist

by Professor Ruth Soetendorp In a recent article, Manny Schecter, Chief Patent Counsel at IBM and President of the IPO Education Foundation, was right to

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