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New measure of success challenges traditional brand valuations
Measures of a brand’s power can differ dramatically, depending on performance criteria. A new success index believes that in an increasingly connected world, traditional measures
Tech cos use patents to turn up the volume on smarter hearing devices
Aging baby boomers, exposed to a lifetime of loud music, are more demanding than past generations about the quality of what and how they hear. Don’t expect
Will blockchain technology fuel a new patent war or prevent one?
The race is on to gain control of a new technology that has the power to reinvent banking and make transactions and other agreements between parties
A record number of major holders were granted far fewer US patents
Many significant tech companies experienced dramatic declines in US patent grants, fueling speculation about the reasons why. While total patent grants were virtually flat, according
Symantec acquires Blue Coat, a leading IPR filer with a $289M loss
Cybersecurity firm Blue Coat Systems has decided to opt-out of an initial public offering and sell itself to software security leader Symantec for $4.65 billion.
Financial patent summit to focus on IP and cybersecurity, July 20-21
Fintech, or financial technology, is a rapidly growing industry with more than $15 billion of venture capital invested to date and even more on the
The “new normal” is focus of IP Business Congress in Barcelona
With traditional patent strategies under pressure to show that they are still relevant, business as usual in the IP space is no longer the same.
Automobile industry convergence is the focus of Detroit IP conference
Over the past ten years or so the motor car of the 20th century has been transformed from a mechanical conveyance to a high-speed information
Samsung is the leading US patent holder, 24,000 ahead of IBM
Of the top eleven active US patent holders, only four are American companies. But who gets the best return on their innovation rights is less
Fintech patent competition: fierce, diverse, growing
Among the most watched areas for new patent value is financial technology, covering inventions in areas like authentication, mobile payments and wealth management. Fintech is
IP Dealmakers Forum will host 200+ patent monetization bigs in NY
The second annual IP Dealmakers Forum, December 7 – 8, will bring together leaders from the finance, legal and business communities to discuss the issues affecting
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