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Changing Patent and Trade Secret Strategies are a Focus at IPAS 2025 at Dolby Labs in S.F.

March 17, 2025 Bruce Berman

The evolution of technology, legislation and the judicial decisions, fueled by developments in artificial intelligence, have influenced on how patents and trade secrets generate value. 

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Iancu Warns of Applying 18th Century Patent Law to Current Tech; “Congress Must Step Up”

February 11, 2025 Bruce Berman

On the current episode of Understanding IP Matters, the popular podcast series, Andrei Iancu, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.

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IP Rights Advocate and fmr USPTO Dir, Andrei Iancu, will Deliver Keynote at IP Summit in S.F.

January 28, 2025 Bruce Berman

The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding is pleased to announce that the Under Secretary of Commerce and United States Patent and Trademark Office Director, 2017-2021,

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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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Responsible deal-making is the focus of SF IP conference, 9/18

June 14, 2018 Bruce Berman

Responsible IP deal-making – where parties enter into licensing and other agreements mutually – has become something of a lost art. Not long ago, it

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USPTO Director Iancu will keynote 2018 IPBC Global in San Francisco

April 17, 2018 Bruce Berman

An impressive group of speakers, sponsors and supporters, led by USPTO Director and Undersecretary of Commerce, Andrei Iancu, will be featured at the 11th global

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Tech pioneer Nolan Bushnell to keynote IPO annual meeting in SF

August 14, 2017 Bruce Berman

This year’s Intellectual Property Owners Association annual meeting will feature a presentation by the founder of Atari Computer and Chuck E Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater,

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Wall Street Discovers Patents

March 12, 2012 Bruce Berman

Experts Gather in SF for IP-Finance Forum Patents, abstract and esoteric, remain largely a mystery to those on Wall Street. At the same time, the

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Latest SF Tech Boomlet Fuels Jobs & More

October 15, 2010 Bruce Berman

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs — & IP Deals, Too! If a recent news article about the San Francisco economy is any indication, politicians may soon be

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iPlaces – SF Bay Area-Silicon Valley

March 11, 2010 Bruce Berman

IP Asset-land – Some places lend themselves to innovation. Some also lend themselves to new uses of innovation rights. Silicon Valley is one such area. In and

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