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IP Look-Ahead for 2022: Fewer Big Patent Wins, More Efficient Monetization
In the decade since the adoption of the America Invents Act (AIA) patent licensing has become more arduous for many technology companies and independent inventors.
‘Patent Quality is No Worse Today Than 40 years ago ,’ Says Celebrated Inventor on Latest ‘Understanding IP Matters’
In the latest episode of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, which dropped today on leading podcast platforms, award-winning inventor Dan Brown says that the patent winds have shifted and are blowing
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
Disney Sues to Invalidate Copyright Return Notices Filed by the Creators of Marvel Universe Characters
The Walt Disney Company is under pressure to return rights to perhaps the most iconic and valuable character franchise, the Marvel Superhero Universe, to many
Tech-Rich Seattle will Host IPBC Global 2021; IP Service Group is Already Sold Out
Seattle is the fastest growing technology hub in the U.S., home to dozens of innovative businesses, including Amazon and Microsoft, as well as Boeing, Expedia
$1 Billion+ Patent Damages Awards, and Many Over $100M, are Rarely Paid
What’s in a number? Apparently, not much. While headline-grabbing patent damages awards were up in 2020 and 2021, payouts on these verdicts are exceedingly rare.
Breaking Patents — A Futile Response to the Global Pandemic That Benefits Businesses, Not People
When it comes to intellectual property rights, nothing impedes like success. President Joe Biden last week threw his support behind the World Health Organizations proposal
97% of 18-34 year-olds agree to ‘Terms of Service’ agreements without reading them
Terms and Conditions or Terms of Service Agreements – those long, dense, contractual-looking documents that appear when you start to use an online service –
Senator Thom Tillis & Celebrated Inventor James West, Confirmed to keynote IP Awareness Summit, April 28-29
Intellectual property and entrepreneurs, China, diversity & inclusion and overlooked intangible asset value will be among topics addressed at the 4th Intellectual Property Awareness Summit,
Two NPEs, IP Edge and Brazos, Are Leading Most of the Recent Rise in Patent Litigation
Total U.S. patent litigation more than doubled from 2005, peaking in 2011-2012 and declining significantly since then with two notable exceptions. Disputes peaked about ten
PIPCO Does not Mean NPE — Few Public IP Companies Rely Solely on Patent Licensing
The term PIPCO – public intellectual property company – was born in 2013 at time when as many as 30 relatively small patent licensing business
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