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TechCos are now half of the 10 most valuable brands, more than doubling in value to $2.1 trillion

January 21, 2020 Bruce Berman

The value of the largest technology company brands has more than doubled since 2001. The cumulative brand value of leading techcos in 2001 was $988

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Financial services IP is focus of July conference in NYC; IPCU readers receive a $200 discount

May 14, 2019 Bruce Berman

FinTech, blockchain, cybercrime – intellectual property for the financial services industry today requires a balance of emerging technologies and rights, including patents and trade secrets. 

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Patents for Financial Services Summit to examine IP system health

May 7, 2018 Bruce Berman

The 15th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit will gather patent and IP counsel, as well as senior financial executives, to discuss recent trends in

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59% of blockchain patents are owned by developers; BofA and IBM dominate financial and tech players

April 24, 2018 Bruce Berman

More than half of U.S. blockchain patents are owned by blockchain-specific developers, while 20% are owned by financial institutions, led by Bank of America (see pie

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Blockchain patent applications doubled in 2017 to more than 1,200

March 27, 2018 Bruce Berman

 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

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IPCU readers get $200 off 10th IP Corporate Counsel Forum in NY

January 5, 2018 Bruce Berman

The 10th annual Corporate IP Counsel Forum will take place this year March 14-15 at the Sheraton Times Square in New York. The keynote address

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Bank of America is granted (another) blockchain-type patent

December 12, 2017 Bruce Berman

Bank of America was granted last week a patent on a “cryptocurrency transformation system” that comprises a platform to manage exchange rates between various currencies, transfer requests,

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Bitcoin prices dive: 58 bitcoin facts that will amuse and enlighten

September 19, 2017 Bruce Berman

It has been a decade since the appearance of bitcoin, the alternative or cryptocurrency based on a blockchain, a “decentralized” network or shared ledger that

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Financial patent eligibility and quality will be featured at Financial Services IP Summit, 7/22-23 in NYC

June 22, 2015 Bruce Berman

Legal executives from the leading banks and financial institutions, patent attorneys, outside counsel, prosecutors, judges and lawmakers will gather in New York July 22-23 to

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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.

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