What is intellectual property? Why should I care? These questions are frequently considered – if not asked – by a range of people of all
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INTA Annual Mtg set for mid-May; $300/€300 discounts for ‘Auto IP US’ and Europe, also in May
May is a busy month for IP events. The 141st International Trademark Association Meeting (INTA) will take place in Boston, and Auto IP conferences will
Inventor who said $17M is the real cost of obtaining his patent, wins $24.5M suit
How much does it cost to obtain and use a U.S. patent? The depends who you ask. The price to obtain an invention right can
China is source of 43% of world’s patent applications; 60% of trademark apps
China may not yet be on an equal footing with the leading industrialized nations in terms invention quality and brand recognition, but according to a
Expanded ‘IP CloseUp 30’ stock index features four new categories
Publicly traded patent licensing companies have significantly under-performed market indexes. Only a few of the original listed stocks remain. The IP CloseUp 30, a feature
FAANGs dominate value and valuation says a new book by an intellectual property expert
Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google, referred to at the Big Four, plus Netflix, “dominate society, technology and IP value and valuation,” according to a new
Convergence is creating new value; IPBC Europe in Paris to explore
The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) presents new challenges and opportunities for European companies. 4IR is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the
42% drop in writer income attributed to growth of new media, changing attitudes
Value associated with small content generators and copyright owners appear to be on a similar downward trajectory as independent inventors and patent holders. Decline in
USPTO Director Iancu, top-ten inventor Jay Walker and IBM’s patent chief + surprises set for IP Awareness Summit this week
The IP Awareness Summit 2018 – IP literacy matters The second annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit is being held at Columbia University in New York
Et tu, TechCo? Some potential patent licensees should be outed for abusive behavior
What is the appropriate response to a legitimate request for patent licensing? If you are an information technology company comfortable taking full advantage of confusion
Costs to establish clear patent ownership are soaring – Here’s why
It has never been easy for American innovators hoping to generate a return on their inventions, but new hurdles have made it impossible to license
Patent “abuse” stories is the subject of a website and forthcoming book
From Michelangelo to Edison and Bell, inventor success stories are well-known. But patent and inventor abuse stories – such as inventor Robert Kearns’ and his
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