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“AI and Other Fakes Cost Thousands More Worker than Celeb Jobs,” says ex-Studio Head and Producer

November 11, 2025 Bruce Berman

More countries actively address pirating through enforcement of site blocking by their national Internet Service Providers. Unfortunately for those in the creative fields, the U.S.

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“The Future of IP Lies in Getting the AI Rules Right;” the future of AI rests with getting the IP right

October 28, 2025 Bruce Berman

The relative value of many if not most IP rights has been decreasing in the U.S. over the past decade or so. Patent uncertainty, for

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U.S. Innovation and Creative Expression Lack a Level Playing Field, says Author of a New Book About Domestic IP Theft

April 10, 2025 Bruce Berman

True innovation is often disruptive. For breakthrough inventions and expression to appear there needs to be a system of IP checks and balances that rewards

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Opposing A.I. Regulation is a “Knee Jerk” Reaction; It Won’t Help Businesses or Investors

March 26, 2025 Bruce Berman

Reluctance to regulate AI in a meaningful manner is a “knee jerk reaction by companies and investors to evade oversight. Regulation can actually spur a

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9-time Emmy Award Winner has New Ideas about Teaching Science, Technology in and IP Rights

March 4, 2025 Bruce Berman

Recipient of an incredible nine Emmy Awards for his two PBS television series, a Ph.D. from McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical

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‘Understanding IP Matters’ Podcast Exceeds 10,000 Dwnlds; IP CloseUp Passes 426,000 Visits

January 6, 2025 Bruce Berman

For IP CloseUp and its related podcast, Understanding IP Matters, 2024 was a year of new highs and significant breakthroughs. For the first time, mid-way

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Two-Time Grammy Winner, Intertrust CEO Talk IP, A.I. and Authentication – “Tracking Digital rights”

May 24, 2024 Bruce Berman

Knowing which IP rights are being used, when and by whom helps to establish their value and return. That is the experience of two leading

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Artificial Intelliegence is Fueling Interest in IP Rights but Awareness Still Lags, say Experts

March 12, 2024 Bruce Berman

The relationship of inventions, names, content and designs to intellectual property rights, less than clear to most people, has been complicated by the emergence of

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The ‘Godfather’ of IP Management, Marshall Phelps, Engineered IP Businesses at Microsoft and IBM, and Nurtured a Generation of Executives

December 19, 2023 Bruce Berman

Marshall Phelps is best known for launching highly successful IP business operations at IBM in the 1990s and Microsoft in the 2000s. Overlooked among his

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Intel Inventor and Children’s Book Author Says Kids Need to Learn to Fail In Order to Succeed

January 17, 2023 Bruce Berman

Inventor Arlyne Simon wants to change the world — and how children view It. The Intel Corporation biomedical engineer, author and entrepreneur tells listeners on

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The Truth About Trade Secrets; Ep 1 of Season 2 of ‘Understanding IP Matters’ Drops Today

September 21, 2022 Bruce Berman

“Governments can control property like patents,” says a former worldwide IP executive. “They don’t as easily control trade secrets.” These are the words of trade

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Bruce Berman is a long-time IP observer, editor and innovation strategist. He is in close contact with the leading IP owners and influencers, and tracks 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, www.understandingip.org. He has been on an IAM 300 Leading IP Strategist every year since 2011 and is a member of its Hall of Fame Academy.

Bruce is responsible for five books, including the best-seller "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 360,000 visits over since it was established in 2012. For Bruce's full bio, visit www.brodyberman.com or read it at the foot of this page
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