Every picture tells a story. So does each increase or decrease in the number of U.S. patents major businesses receive over the prior year. The

Every picture tells a story. So does each increase or decrease in the number of U.S. patents major businesses receive over the prior year. The
The disparity in patent damages awards between non-practicing and practicing entities favors NPEs and is growing wider. These findings, counter-intuitive to some, are part of
An increasing number of experts say the U.S. has lost its edge in the battle to secure and defend meaningful patents that stimulate competition. It
One of America’s most successful and charitable patent licensing strategists passed away last week. Eugene M. Lang, describe as “an American folk hero” for his
In a few short years China’s patent system has gone from an IP rights wannabe to one of the most responsive and patent-friendly systems in
Measures of a brand’s power can differ dramatically, depending on performance criteria. A new success index believes that in an increasingly connected world, traditional measures
Lack of certainty and the high cost of monetizing patents are motivating some businesses to acquire impressive looking patents, not necessarily valid or essential ones.
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
A good patent is becoming increasingly harder to find. In the current issue of WIPO Magazine my article, “The puzzle that is patent quality,” looks at
A group portrait honoring America’s rich invention history captures its greatest inventors in a moment in time that never occurred. The painting hangs in
The goal of the USPTO gathering is to promote discussion of ways to improve patent quality. The first Patent Quality Summit will take place at
Innovation is not threatened by patent “trolls,” says a Virginia IP attorney, but by half-truths about the failure of the patent system spread by businesses