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“Uncertain IP Rights Slow Innovation and Diminish Value” – They Can be Fixed

January 21, 2025 Bruce Berman

A leading patent expert and former Microsoft licensing director says weak, uncertain patents are  hurting businesses, disincentivizing creators and discouraging investors – a recipe for

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Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls for strengthening IP protection and “enhancing its importance”

December 22, 2020 Bruce Berman

Secretary General of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Xi Jinping, acknowledged this month that protecting IP rights was necessary for pursuing development. 

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Up to $600 billion in U.S. IP is stolen annually by foreigners, says report

June 1, 2017 Bruce Berman

An IP Commission study finds that foreign sources, especially China, are responsible for the bulk U.S. theft. Counterfeit goods, pirated software, and theft of trade

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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:
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