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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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China Holds 70% of All Gen A.I. Patents Issued but Quantity does not Tell the Real Success Story

May 20, 2025 Bruce Berman

With almost three-quarters of all granted generative AI patents held by Chinese companies, you would think its businesses are leading in areas like technology, investment,

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News and Book Publishers Launch Offensive to Stop Tech Giants from Stealing Their Content for A.I.

May 14, 2025 Bruce Berman

A group representing 2,200 publishers and news outlets have launched a highly organized and uncharacteristically aggressive ad and social media campaign against A.I content theft

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U.S. A.I. Patent Grant Data Reveal Surprising New Players and Possible Strategies

March 11, 2025 Bruce Berman

Thousands of artificial intelligence patents have been granted worldwide over the past decade with little clarity as to their meaning, value or validity when tested

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Amazon, MSFT, Alphabet and Meta Spent a Combined $53B on A.I. in 2Q 2024 Alone

November 19, 2024 Bruce Berman

No one said making money with Generative AI was going to be easy, but with costs skyrocketing even the biggest, most solvent and strategic investors

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Will Gen A.I. Pay-Off for Owners? A $low Start Seeds Skepticism and Small Model Competition

October 22, 2024 Bruce Berman

After closing its latest round of funding on October 2nd, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is now valued at an incredible $157 billion.  This might

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Costly GPU Chips and Model Training, IP Uncertainty, Foreshadow A.I. Development

June 5, 2024 Bruce Berman

Over its remarkably short public life, about 18 months, generative AI or large language models (LLMs), have have grown from fatassy to a semblance of

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20-Year Battle between Apple and Microsoft for Value Leadership Conveys a Mixed IP Message

March 5, 2024 Bruce Berman

Microsoft has overtaken Apple in the two-decade long global competition for the company with highest market capitalization. Microsoft’s market value stood at $3.021 trillion at

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Changing Big Tech Revenue Streams Provide Insight Into Future Intellectual Property Use and Value

September 13, 2022 Bruce Berman

The emerging revenue sources of large technology companies like Apple and Microsoft may be an indication of their regard for certain intellectual property rights and their

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The Impact of Weaker IP Rights and IP Monetization will be Examined at Two Fall Conferences

August 25, 2022 Bruce Berman

Understanding the meaning of weaker IP rights and commercializing innovation are the focus of major intellectual property events in September and October. The Center for

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Innovative Visualization of Leading Brands is a Clear Path to Distinguishing their Relative Value

June 14, 2022 Bruce Berman

The world’s most iconic brands can be a moving target, changing subtly in value from year to year and industry to industry. Measuring their performance

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