Value associated with small content generators and copyright owners appear to be on a similar downward trajectory as independent inventors and patent holders. Decline in
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USTR warns of increasing attacks by China on US intellectual property, including cyber-attacks
A report released in late November the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) states that China appears to be stepping up its attacks
IP CloseUp surpassed 200,000 views in 2018
In 2018, IP CloseUp broke though the 200,000 view level, generating a total of 207,868 on 373 posts since it was first published. Among the
Et tu, TechCo? Some potential patent licensees should be outed for abusive behavior
What is the appropriate response to a legitimate request for patent licensing? If you are an information technology company comfortable taking full advantage of confusion
IP Awareness Summit update: keynotes to include top-ten inventor, Jay Walker, USPTO Director Iancu and IBM’s Schecter
Priceline.com founder and one of the most prolific and successful U.S. inventors in history will join USPTO Director Andrei Iancu and IBM Chief Patent Counsel
12-fold increase in China’s U.S. trademark apps; many are said to be fraudulent and improperly filed
Cash subsidies are among the incentives fueling a dramatic rise in U.S. trademark applications by Chinese filers. Thousands are said to be improperly filed and
Can the U.S. compete with China without a focused innovation policy?
More nations today have an innovation policy than do not – that is except for the U.S. The U.S. not only has no centralized innovation
Family Entertainment: This “Rube” saw the 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
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
E-cigarettes is the fastest growing patent class; followed by 3-D printing and machine learning
Vaping may not be a turn-on for everyone, but the fastest growing United States Patent and Trademark Office category over the past five years is
Royalty rates paid musicians decline for some streaming services
When it comes to getting paid, the bigger streaming service is not necessarily better for most musicians and song writers. While the revenue and market
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
