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
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
Trade Secrets: “What People Need to Know” — Sen. Coons, IP experts, scheduled to speak May 29
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
Costs to establish clear patent ownership are soaring – Here’s why
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
44% of top U.S. patentees for 2017 are U.S. companies; 50% are Asian
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
Short-term thinking about intellectual capital weakens the U.S.’ ability to compete
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
Patent Reform in the Senate
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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