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Foreign Businesses are Taking U.S. Design Patents Seriously, including Swatch, Midea and Philips
Once an afterthought for IP rights filers, U.S. design patents are now being taken more seriously. Several businesses that are based outside of the U.S. increased
BMW’s Car Wash Drone and Ford’s ‘Mobile Office’ Conjure a Forward-Looking Auto Industry
No one is sure of exactly what the future of transportation will look like but if current patent grants from the major automobile companies are
U.S. patent growth is lead by east Asian companies; China’s BOE Technology grew more than 14-fold
Six of the top ten companies with the most growth in U.S. patent grants are based in East Asia, an indication that a new patent
U.S. patent grants down the most since 2009; China is only nation up
U.S. patent grants were down 3.5% in 2018 over 2017, only the second decline in the past decade, but the largest. All nations experienced a
IP CloseUp visits were up 81% in 2016, breaking previous record
It was the second record-breaking year in a row for IP CloseUp readership, with 43,946 visits in 2016, an 81% increase from 24,273 in 2015.
Automobile industry convergence is the focus of Detroit IP conference
Over the past ten years or so the motor car of the 20th century has been transformed from a mechanical conveyance to a high-speed information
Samsung is the leading US patent holder, 24,000 ahead of IBM
Of the top eleven active US patent holders, only four are American companies. But who gets the best return on their innovation rights is less
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