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
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IP CloseUp visits up 26% in 2017; page views up 31%; readers drawn from 134 nations and territories
IP CloseUp, the blog of IP perspective, research, and people, grew in 2017 to more than 56,000 views and 44,000 visits, up 26% and 31%
2018 in focus: Videos from IP Awareness Summit explore better IP understanding
The IP Awareness Summit 2017 was the first IP event to focus on perception and awareness of intellectual rights and their impact. Videos of panel
RPX buyout rumors set share price at a 27% premium, or $800M
Shares of RPX (RPXC) opened today at $13.88, up 2.81%, after rising 5.6% last Wednesday on rumors from two sources that the defensive patent aggregator
Short-term thinking about intellectual capital weakens the U.S.’ ability to compete
A well-known economist and entrepreneur, whose work has been cited more than 120,000 times as tracked by Google Scholar, says that businesses and managers who
Update: 62 weird but strangely useful facts about bitcoin
$100 invested in bitcoin in July 2010 is worth about $6M today. For many, it is still unclear if blockchain is a viable alternative currency, an
Financial Times article slams US patent syst for business model bias
An article that appeared last week in the Financial Times calling into question the effectiveness of a U.S. patent system dangerously weakened by bad legislation
Experts at IPAS 2017 will explore growing disregard for IP rights
At a time when the value of IP rights under attack by businesses, individuals and the courts, the first IP Awareness Summit will examine the
Perception of patents & other IP rights is being taken more seriously
Do IP users – both businesses and individuals – view rights like patents and copyrights as potential assets that benefit commerce and society? Or, do
U of Chicago-Booth Business School article is ‘junk’ IP science
An ill-founded attack on U.S. IP rights appearing yesterday in the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business publication, “Pro-Market,” is a sobering reminder that
Apple is seeking to cut license royalties paid to record labels
While the share of revenue from streaming paid to record labels and recording artists is rising, Apple Inc., among the fairest licensees in on-line music,
10th Intl Legal Alliance Summit in NY, June 15, will confer IP awards
The International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards will celebrate its tenth anniversary in New York on June 15, 2017 with approximately 500 in-house counsel and
