The relative value of many if not most IP rights has been decreasing in the U.S. over the past decade or so. Patent uncertainty, for
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“Patents Enable Investment” says Henry Hadad on Season Premiere of Understanding IP Matters
When it comes to IP rights, confusion reigns. Some people believe weaker IP systems that encourage uncertain patents result in lower drug prices and more
Why They Cared… CIPU Explainer Video Surpasses 10,000 Streams; “What is Intellectual Property? Why Should I Care?”
A two-minute whiteboard animation created several years ago about the purpose of IP rights recently exceeded 10,000 YouTube views. The reasons suggest that while general
Iancu Warns of Applying 18th Century Patent Law to Current Tech; “Congress Must Step Up”
On the current episode of Understanding IP Matters, the popular podcast series, Andrei Iancu, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.
“Uncertain IP Rights Slow Innovation and Diminish Value” – They Can be Fixed
A leading patent expert and former Microsoft licensing director says weak, uncertain patents are hurting businesses, disincentivizing creators and discouraging investors – a recipe for
“Innovation should not be restricted to the R&D Department,” says NYC’s Most Prolific Inventor
“Creativity is everywhere,” says James Jorasch, one of the leading U.S. inventors and the most active living in New York City. On the Season 4
Healthy Disruption: Machine Learning for Early Cancer Detection is Super-Charging Diagnostics, says A.I. Pioneer A.C. Nelson
“We can manage terabytes of data in seconds, then move and store it in the cloud,” explains pioneering physicist, bioengineer, inventor and serial entrepreneur Alan
It’s Official: 2024-2025 National HS Debate Topic – “Should the U.S. Government Strengthen IP RIghts?”
Thanks in part to data-hungry artificial intelligence and growing anger over foreign and domestic intellectual property abuses, fixing the IP system is more topical than
Lead Panel+ Announced for IP Summit; Limited Time 25% Discount for IP CloseUp Readers
Six leaders in artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights, including a former Philips and IBM executive, a serial entrepreneur, ex-ITC Commission and current USPTO Director
Protecting the ‘Look’ of a Product Can Dramatically Increase Its Value; Listen to Ep6 of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, Now Available
Between 2005 and 2020 the number of U.S. design patent grants almost tripled. The increased focus on product form (“look”) as a part of function,
The ‘Godfather’ of IP Management, Marshall Phelps, Engineered IP Businesses at Microsoft and IBM, and Nurtured a Generation of Executives
Marshall Phelps is best known for launching highly successful IP business operations at IBM in the 1990s and Microsoft in the 2000s. Overlooked among his
AI Bots and IP Rights? They’re the focus of the 2024 IP Awareness Summit in Chicago
Creative expression, like music, films and books, and inventions, that are supported copyrights and patents, impact thousands of businesses, millions of jobs and and our
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