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Tech Giants Who Disuade Disruptive Competition Weaken Innovation, says Veteran Silicon Valley VC

October 6, 2022 Bruce Berman

In the latest episode of the podcast ‘Understanding IP Matters,” which is available today, veteran technology investor Gary Lauder discusses why many large tech companies

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‘Innovation Race’ Film Sheds Light on America’s Invention Battle with China and Itself

September 29, 2022 Bruce Berman

A new documentary film featuring a broad range of industry experts raises a call to action for the U.S. to get its research and innovation

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Young People Know that Intellectual Property Exists but Lack Insight in How IP Rights Work

May 17, 2022 Bruce Berman

Most students and recent graduates in affluent Singapore are similar to their contemporaries in other developed economies: They know intellectual property rights exist but are

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55% of U.S. Patent Filings are Non-Resident, Around 10% of China’s; Foreign TM Filings are Less than 3% in China

February 22, 2022 Bruce Berman

Non-resident patent applicants accounted for 90% of the patent applications received by the IP office of Australia in 2020, but only 10% of the applications received

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Fortune Magazine Commentary Lacerates BigTech for Spending More on Legal Than R&D

February 8, 2022 Bruce Berman

A bastion of business coverage of large corporations since the 1920s, Fortune Magazine, lambasted BigTech companies because they “acquire and kill competitors and copy other

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China and the U.S. Agree (Separately): Now is the time to Rein in Big Tech’s Abusive Practices

January 26, 2021 Bruce Berman

China’s highly visible Internet giants, including Alibaba, Ant and Tencent, are generating a storm of government scrutiny and public skepticism, not unlike their American counterparts.

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Hoping to Leapfrog the US, China secures huge numbers of patents and trademarks at home and abroad

November 10, 2020 Bruce Berman

Beijing has made it clear that it wishes China to be a global innovation leader and leave its copycat image behind. It has made giant

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Trade Secrets: “What People Need to Know” — Sen. Coons, IP experts, scheduled to speak May 29

April 17, 2019 Bruce Berman

Trade secrets, or know-how, frequently in the news, are simultaneously among intellectual property’s most valuable and misunderstood rights. A luncheon briefing designed to put these

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Costs to establish clear patent ownership are soaring – Here’s why

October 30, 2018 Bruce Berman

It has never been easy for American innovators hoping to generate a return on their inventions, but new hurdles have made it impossible to license

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44% of top U.S. patentees for 2017 are U.S. companies; 50% are Asian

January 16, 2018 Bruce Berman

Many companies received more U.S. patents in 2017; IBM, the perennial leader, was number one for the 25th year. However, there were some notable declines

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Short-term thinking about intellectual capital weakens the U.S.’ ability to compete

November 28, 2017 Bruce Berman

A well-known economist and entrepreneur, whose work has been cited more than 120,000 times as tracked by Google Scholar, says that businesses and managers who

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Patent Reform in the Senate

March 6, 2010 Bruce Berman

Bill Language “Little Improved” Patent reform is back in the news and those who are watching developments say there have been few. The bill now before

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