Non-practicing patent owners or NPEs are reportedly responsible for filing the bulk of patent infringement suits. Who are these super plaintiffs and why do they

Non-practicing patent owners or NPEs are reportedly responsible for filing the bulk of patent infringement suits. Who are these super plaintiffs and why do they
A new documentary film featuring a broad range of industry experts raises a call to action for the U.S. to get its research and innovation
A National Science Foundation study released in 2021 about the value businesses place on various IP rights found that organizations that conduct significant R&D place a higher
With software representing as many as 63% of new U.S. inventions, businesses of all types are faced with the decision to protect their developments with
President-elect Biden’s ambitious initiatives in R&D investment, diversity and stopping IP theft from People’s Republic of China have little chance of succeeding if his administration
Which are the world’s most innovative economies? How are they most accurately measured? According to Bloomberg’s annual Innovation Index, Germany broke South Korea’s six-year most
Six companies became top 100 global innovators for the first time in 2020. Fujikura (Japan), HTC (Taiwan), Immersion (US), Microchip Technology (US), Scheneider Electric (France)
Thomas Edison famously said: “I have not failed. I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” After hundreds of experiments with different materials
The United States Supreme Court and the Congress have moved to weaken patents over the past seven years without realizing the inherent danger to national
In an information age that worships data and transparency, the trade or business secret has never been more valuable. “Secrets” is an essential guide to
Which companies are truly (disruptively) innovative and which are merely using their R&D to maintain a low-growth franchise has become the subject of worthy debate.
It is unclear that companies with the most significant increases in R&D spending are securing more, better quality or valuable patents. A random study of