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In 2022 the IP CloseUp Blog Surpassed 250,000 Visits; 360,000 Page Views
2022 was a breakthrough year for IP CloseUp, a leading independent blog that follows intellectual property developments, trends and people. The no-fee publication has generated
Should Copyrights, like Trademarks, Never Expire? – An Angry Author Offers a Convincing Argument
Mark Helprin is a successful novelist. He is also on a mission to keep the content he and others create out of the public domain.
Most Cited Business Scholar: The U.S. Can’t Just Create Innovation – It Must Capture It
Despite the U.S.’s history of generating innovation, it has a less than stellar record for capturing and otherwise monetizing it. Digitalization and the ease of
IP CloseUp Views were Up a Record 21% in 2021; Total Increase Since 2018 is 44%
IP CloseUp celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in 2021, with viewership up 44% since 2018. Annual increases since 2018 were 7%, 11 % and 21%, respectively. The 2021
World’s Wealthiest Intangible Companies: Microsoft, Apple… Saudi Aramco? TSMC?
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
WIPO Director General: ‘IP Should Not Be Treated as an Afterthought’
In a recent interview with Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ‘IPKat,’ the esteemed IP publication, alludes to the Center
The 4th Intellectual Property Awareness Summit will Explore ‘IP and the lives it touches’
The 2021 Intellectual Property Awareness Summit will be held virtually this year free of charge on April 28th-29th and feature a total of 18 speakers.
Latest Data Show that Intangible Assets Comprise 90% of the Value of the S&P 500 Companies
The value of intangibles like intellectual property rights associated with inventions and brands, customer data and software continue to grow, as businesses increasingly depend on
New Book: Lack of ‘IP Consciousness’ Undermines Corporate Value
Businesses need to convey better awareness of IP rights and what they provide stakeholders or risk loosing billions in value. That is what a global
Value of S&P 500 intangibles are more than 5X tangibles
In the digital world products, services and knowledge travel fast, and where they go so do intangible assets. Understanding which companies, industries and brands rely
Visits to IP CloseUp in 2019 top 30,000 for fourth year in a row; multi-year total is 240,000.
Visits to IP CloseUp in 2019 were up 7% over 2018 to 32,521. Total visitors over the past six years grew to over 240,000. The
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