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Tag: IP monetization

Amazon, Apple and Snap (formerly Snapchat) Lead Patent Power Rankings; Meta Lags Behind

September 3, 2025 Bruce Berman

Meta has a surprisingly low patent power rating and Snap, the consumer electronics and augmented reality business, has an unexpectedly high one. The reasons for

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Financing with Debt or Equity? For Businesses that Hold IP Rights its Essential to Differentiate

July 29, 2025 Guest Columnist

Today’s guest IP CloseUp column was provided by Efrat Kasznik, President of Foresight Valuation Group, a Silicon-Valley based IP valuation and consulting firm. Ms. Kasznik

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WIPO Biz School Study Confirms Many of CIPU’s Earlier Findings: “IP is Still Being Overlooked”

May 6, 2025 Bruce Berman

Research conducted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) focusing on how international business programs implement IP education confirms many of the Center for Intellectual

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“Uncertain IP Rights Slow Innovation and Diminish Value” – They Can be Fixed

January 21, 2025 Bruce Berman

A leading patent expert and former Microsoft licensing director says weak, uncertain patents are  hurting businesses, disincentivizing creators and discouraging investors – a recipe for

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IP Finance is One Form of IP Monetization; Both are Alive, Well and Evolving

July 16, 2024 Bruce Berman

IP backed securitizations or loans, commonly known at IP finance, rely on the ability of issuers like financial institutions to accurately value intangible assets, such

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The ‘Godfather’ of IP Management, Marshall Phelps, Engineered IP Businesses at Microsoft and IBM, and Nurtured a Generation of Executives

December 19, 2023 Bruce Berman

Marshall Phelps is best known for launching highly successful IP business operations at IBM in the 1990s and Microsoft in the 2000s. Overlooked among his

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237,000 Patents Were Purchased in China in 2020; Alibaba and Apple are the Most Active Buyers

August 17, 2021 Bruce Berman

Chinese companies engaged in active transactions involving a total of 237,773 patents in 2020. According to information provided in The China Intellectual Property Financing Index

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London IP Summit to be Headed by Europe’s Leading Patent Licensor

August 12, 2015 Bruce Berman

This year’s London IP Summit will be chaired by Stephen Pattison of ARM Holdings Plc, one of the world’s leading patent licensing companies. The 4th

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New Book Takes a Hard Look at How Businesses Profit from Patents

April 21, 2014 Bruce Berman

‘The Intangible Investor’ scrutinizes how to generate the best returns in innovation — Why some significant holders would rather see patents weakened, including their own.

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Bruce Berman is a long-time IP observer, editor and innovation strategist. He is in close contact with the leading IP owners and influencers, and tracks latest trends and developments, including data, strategy and performance.

Since founding Brody Berman Associates in 1988 Bruce has been working with IP holders, executives and investors, as well as more than 80 law firms and their clients. In 2016 he founded the Center for IP Understanding, an independent non-profit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since 2011 and is a member of its Hall of Fame Academy.

Bruce is responsible for five books, including the best-seller "From Ideas to Assets." He wrote The 'Intangible Investor' column for every issue of IAM Magazine from 2003-2020, which he now contributes to IP Watchdog. IP CloseUp has generated more than 360,000 visits over since it was established in 2012. For Bruce's full bio, visit www.brodyberman.com or read it at the foot of this page
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