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Financing with Debt or Equity? For Businesses that Hold IP Rights its Essential to Differentiate

July 29, 2025 Guest Columnist

Today’s guest IP CloseUp column was provided by Efrat Kasznik, President of Foresight Valuation Group, a Silicon-Valley based IP valuation and consulting firm. Ms. Kasznik

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Is the Need to Patent Inventions Overrated? Changes in Tech and Law Raise New Questions

May 31, 2023 Bruce Berman

Owning patents is among the ways a business can enhance its chances of success. But securing them in abundance in some industries may be unnecessary

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Tech Giants Who Disuade Disruptive Competition Weaken Innovation, says Veteran Silicon Valley VC

October 6, 2022 Bruce Berman

In the latest episode of the podcast ‘Understanding IP Matters,” which is available today, veteran technology investor Gary Lauder discusses why many large tech companies

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‘Strong Patents Matter to Protect Innovation,’ Says Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce

May 22, 2021 Bruce Berman

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently told interviewer David Rubenstein: “That experience [as a venture capitalist investing in medical device and IT health companies] enables

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VC Warns of Tech Businesses’ Lack of Patent Ethics: “Many lives will be lost”

March 23, 2020 Bruce Berman

A veteran venture capitalist and technology investor is calling for Congress to revise the patent laws and for companies to step up and embrace their

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USTR warns of increasing attacks by China on US intellectual property, including cyber-attacks

January 8, 2019 Bruce Berman

A report released in late November the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) states that China appears to be stepping up its attacks

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U.S. cities are attracting a lower percentage of startup capital

November 19, 2018 Bruce Berman

Several surveys of global innovation have noted that the U.S. innovation edge is slipping, but until now they have not pinpointed where the U.S. share

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LES members have until Monday to vote on business plan competition

April 22, 2016 Bruce Berman

The LES Foundation International Business Plan Competition Members’ Choice award will conclude on Monday, April 25. LES members who have not voted still can. Competitor videos

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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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