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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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Bruce Berman is a long-time IP observer, editor and innovation strategist. He is in close close contact with the leading IP owners and influencers, and tracks latest trends and developments, including data, strategy and performance.

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.

Bruce is responsible for five books, including the best-seller "From Ideas to Assets." He wrote The Intangible Investor column for every issue of IAM Magazine from 2003-2020, which he now contributes to IP Watchdog. IP CloseUp has generated more than 265,000 visits over the past five years. For Bruce's full bio, visit www.brodyberman.com or click below.


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