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Updated IP Basics.org is a Useful Tool for Demystifying Patents, Copyrights and Trade Secrets

September 29, 2026 Bruce Berman

Updated and streamlined, IPBasics.org 2.0 has been re-designed to provide a range of audiences clear answers about why IP rights matter and what they impact.

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Chinese “IP CloseUp” Readers Exceed Americans for first time in 2025; Blog Tops 464,000 All-Time Views

January 6, 2026 Bruce Berman

For the first time since IP CloseUp was published in 2012, readers in from a nation outside of the U.S. have exceeded those domestically, an

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Beyond ‘Chalk and Talk’ – New Book is a Fresh Look at Teaching IP Strategy and Management

June 27, 2023 Bruce Berman

Published this week is a book that looks at teaching intellectual property and IP rights not just to law students, but to those pursuing careers

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Study Finds That Americans Have the Wrong Impression About Intellectual Property

October 25, 2022 Bruce Berman

An survey of more than 1,000 Americans from all walks of life has made clearer the extent to which people are confused about the purpose

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‘Entrepreneur of the Year,’ Tiffany Norwood, Will be 2022 IP Awareness Summit Keynote on April 5th – Registration Open

February 16, 2022 Bruce Berman

Tiffany Norwood is successful entrepreneur, creator, Wall Street financier and educator. She also on a mission to help others succeed.  The 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year recipient

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BMW’s Car Wash Drone and Ford’s ‘Mobile Office’ Conjure a Forward-Looking Auto Industry

April 7, 2021 Bruce Berman

No one is sure of exactly what the future of transportation will look like but if current patent grants from the major automobile companies are

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Five Creations That You Cannot Copyright (but might Trademark or Otherwise Protect)

February 2, 2021 Bruce Berman

Copyrights are relatively easy and inexpensive to secure but can be difficult to defend. But not all content creations or designs are covered by them.

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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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Bruce Berman is a veteran IP communications expert, editor and innovation strategist. He is in close contact with the leading IP owners and influencers, and tracks the 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, which holds the annual IP Awareness Summit, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since its inception in 2011 and is a member of the Hall of Fame Academy.

Bruce is responsible for five books, including the widely read "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 495,000 visits since it was established in 2012. For Bruce's full bio, visit www.brodyberman.com or read it here:
https://www.ipawarenesssummit.com/speakers2026. Follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-berman-4155257/

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