While the U.S. still remains the top nation overall for intellectual property rights, lags behind Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland in the category Patents,
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Future of innovation to be focus of ‘KnowIt’; Key issues for creators, advisors and capital providers
KnowIt, a new and innovative conference for people engaged in technology, including 5G and AI, will bring together a diverse community of executives, creators, investors
TechCos are now half of the 10 most valuable brands, more than doubling in value to $2.1 trillion
The value of the largest technology company brands has more than doubled since 2001. The cumulative brand value of leading techcos in 2001 was $988
Study: 45% of European GDP is attributed to IP-Active Industries, but ‘causal link’ is still lacking
63 million jobs – 29% of all jobs in the EU – are a product of IP-intensive industries, reports a joint EPO-EUIPO study that is
China is seeking to place Wang Binying as Dir General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Beijing hopes place the next Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the leading association for establishing global standards for the protection IP.
USPTO and EUIPO are focused on improving IP awareness; easier web access a priority
Different approaches to a similar challenge — providing quicker access to information about intellectual property rights to a range of audiences — were recently introduced
Counterfeit Goods are a Tool for Terrorism, joint EU report findings show
Most criminal activity involving counterfeiting is carried out by increasingly “professionalised” organized crime networks and suggest it is being use to support a range of
‘Fakes’ cost the EU more than 60 billion EUR annually; smaller nations suffer most
Counterfeit goods cost the UK, Italy and Germany the most lost revenue in the EU. However, Romania, Bulgaria and Lithuania are the hardest hit nations
China announces a national center ‘to promote overseas intellectual property dispute settlement’
A national center has been established to offer guidance to Chinese businesses about resolving overseas intellectual property disputes, it was announced yesterday at a press
Value of top brands grew by 8% to $2.33 trillion; bigtech leads; Facebook declines
The 100 top global brands, led by technology companies, are up 8% over last year and are worth a cumulative $2.33 trillion. It’s no surprise
New look ‘IP CloseUp’ makes for easier reading, scrolling
IP CloseUp has been updated with a new WordPress theme that provides more information quicker and more visually. Expect the same great weekly content, data,
Study: 57% of ‘Gen Z’ believe that it is better to support local counterfeiters rather than big companies
A recently released study from a leading IP organization has found that persons born in Generation Z, the group immediately following Millennials, are conflicted when
