Tech media often provide incomplete and potentially misleading reporting on patent disputes and “trolls”…
Report on reporting
CIPU published a research report analyzing patterns in media coverage of patent infringement fir articels published in 2016.
The study found that nearly half of the sampled articles were “op-ed or trend pieces.”
CIPU Media Survey Reflects High Subjectivity in Reporting of Patent Infringement Stories
Analysis of 127 articles published in business, technology and general news media show almost half are opinion pieces.
Tech Media are More Likely to Editorialize About Patent Disputes and “Trolls” than Business & Consumer Publications
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 12, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — Tech Media are More Likely to Editorialize About Patent Disputes and “Trolls” than Business & Consumer Publications
Patterns in recent media coverage of patent disputes analyzed by
the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding suggest that subjective content may be fostering a narrow view of patents and holders
America’s largest tech firms acknowledge plenty of issues with the current U.S. patent system
Typically, the reform debate regarding the U.S. patent system features smaller players in the system on the one side, arguing for a return to stronger patent enforcement rights. . .
CIPU adds IBM’s Schecter
Schecter joins other board members, Marshall Phelps, Keith Bergelt, Harry Gwinell, Brian Hinman, & Bruce Berman
Manny Schecter of IBM is Named to Board of Directors of The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 28, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — New York, NY, March 28, 2017 – The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, a non-profit devoted to increasing awareness of IP rights and their impact on peoples’ lives, announced today that Manny W. Schecter, Chief Patent Counsel of IBM Corporation, has joined the board of directors.
New IP initiative launched to help improve understanding of IP’s importance to wider economy
New IP initiative launched to help improve understanding of IP’s importance to wider economy
Respect for IP can be Taught and Nurtured
By Marshall Phelps
There is a widening gap in intellectual property knowledge. Most people do not have a clue what patents and other IP rights achieve, and for whom. This includes the general public and many in government and business.
Q&A with the Center for IP Understanding Exec
Major Cos. Back New Group Aimed at Educating Public on IP
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding is Established to Raise IP Awareness and Reduce Confusion
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, a new non-profit devoted to increasing awareness of IP rights and their impact on peoples’ lives, announced today an ambitious program of activities for 2017.
Study: Media use of the term “patent troll” negatively predisposes readers, courts
“Patent troll,” the term employed by leading newspapers, magazines and online publications to describe how some patents are owned and used, provides a prejudicial impression of patent licensing that unfairly influences attitudes towards disputes.
This is among the findings of the research conducted by Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor, Edward Lee. Writing in the Stanford Technology Law Review, Professor Lee says that while “some courts have even barred the use of the term [patent troll] altogether during patent trials on the ground that the term is unfairly prejudicial. But, among the mainstream media, the term is pervasive.”
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