Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA) launches the CIPU Washington briefing with a personal account of IP growing up on a farm. He said that a number
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Reactions to Oil States show that patent due process is not dead
Two days before World IP Day, on April 24, the Supreme Court of the United States relinquished significant judicial authority for patents to the executive
USPTO Director Iancu will keynote 2018 IPBC Global in San Francisco
An impressive group of speakers, sponsors and supporters, led by USPTO Director and Undersecretary of Commerce, Andrei Iancu, will be featured at the 11th global
Me-Tube: This “Rube” saw the digital future and its foibles
San Francisco-born Reuben Garrett Lucius “Rube” Goldberg, an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor, best known for satirical cartoons that depicted complicated devices that
Cong. Collins & Jeffries, and expert panel, will look at innovation policy and IP on May 8 in Washington
WASHINGTON, DC –– What is innovation policy? What does it mean to U.S. competition and jobs? Who is responsible for it? These are among the
Blockchain patent applications doubled in 2017 to more than 1,200
1,240 blockchain patent applications were filed worldwide in 2017, up from 594 in 2016 and 258 in 2015. Among the leading filers were Bank of
“Strong IP Drives the Bottom Line” is theme of 2018 LESI Annual Conference
This year’s Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Annual Conference will have a financial focus and take place in San Diego April 20-May 1. The plenary
China says it leads the U.S. in blockchain patents and investment
While China is no fan of bitcoin mining – it has moved to close mining operations – it is actively pursuing block chain patents, and
Pace of patent litigation declines; 2018 applications still flat
Early indications are that U.S. patent litigation for 2018 is on track to be among the lowest in since 2005. So far in 2018, approximately
Study finds that black, hispanic and women inventors lack opportunity and role models
Economic hardship and lack of exposure to innovation are preventing minorities, low-income backgrounds and women from becoming inventors. Those are the findings of “Lost Einsteins: Innovation
IP “literacy” matters – Ideas Matter promotes IP understanding for all
A basic literacy about IP rights is everyone’s responsibility. While at times complex, patents, copyrights, and trademarks can be widely understood if people are clear
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
