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Tiffany Norwood is Named to the Board of Directors of the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding

July 27, 2022 Bruce Berman

A successful creator and entrepreneur, Ms. Norwood is Cornell University 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year.   Entrepreneur, inventor, banker and soothsayer, Tiffany Norwood has been

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Global Unicorn Population Exceeds 1,000; U.S. Share of Private Billion Dollar Companies Slips

March 8, 2022 Bruce Berman

Private businesses with a $1billion valuation used to be a rarity – “unicorns” in the world of corporate finance. But an explosion of global capital

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$550M Springsteen Catalogue Sale is Biggest Ever; Capital Gains Taxes and Low Interest Rates May Have Played a Role

December 21, 2021 Bruce Berman

With the backing of leading private equity funds and record labels, celebrity singer-song writers such as Bob Dylan, Prince and Neil Young, are cashing in on strong long-term demand

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World’s Wealthiest Intangible Companies: Microsoft, Apple… Saudi Aramco? TSMC?

October 5, 2021 Bruce Berman

It’s no surprise that the world’s most ‘intangible’ companies, Microsoft and Apple, are easily identified. They have very real market valuations of just under $2

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Large Numbers of Blockchain Shopping and Payment Patents are Waiting to Issue

July 6, 2021 Bruce Berman

More global blockchain patents have been published and are preparing to issue in transactions and e-commerce than have been issued over the past several years. 

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601 Unicorns are Valued at Near $2 Trillion; China’s ByteDance Leads the Way at $140 Billion

November 3, 2020 Bruce Berman

Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, or perhaps because of it, the value of unicorns – private companies whose valuation exceeds $1 billion – continues to

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Pre-IPO Snap, with $25B valuation, paid $9M for 245 IBM patents

February 13, 2017 Bruce Berman

A soft market for patent licensing has not stopped the right patent portfolio from commanding a respectable price from the right buyer – at the

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IP Dealmakers’ event Nov. 17-18 will focus on new opportunities; IP CloseUp readers can save $200

October 27, 2016 Bruce Berman

IP Dealmakers Forum is one of the more anticipated IP events of the year, especially for those engaged in patent licensing, sales, and M&A transactions.

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Vision meets commerce is focus of the 50th LES annual meeting in NY

September 9, 2015 Bruce Berman

Big Ideas: The Intersection of Innovation & Business is the theme of  this years Licensing Executives Society annual meeting to be held in New York, October

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Bruce Berman is a long-time IP observer, editor and innovation strategist. He is in 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.

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