On November 6th, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) will host the Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS) at the Chicago-Kent College of Law (CKCL).
IP Awareness Summit 2017 will Confront the Growing Frustration over IP Rights
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) in conjunction with Chicago-Kent College of Law (CKCL), Illinois Institute of Technology announced today that it is holding the first Intellectual Property Awareness Summit in Chicago on November 6.
CIPU Enters Education Partnership
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) and the Michelson 20MM Foundation are partnering to improve awareness of intellectual property rights.
Michelson 20MM Foundation to Partner with the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding on IP Education Initiatives
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — New York, August 21, 2017 – The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) and the Michelson 20MM Foundation (Michelson 20MM), announced today that the organizations will work together to increase positive awareness of intellectual property rights and provide education and information to students and other audiences.
Intellectual Property Education Lags the U.S. Economy
IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel, Manny Schecter (CIPU board member), looks at the lack of IP education in the U.S.
by Manny Schecter
Have you ever watched an episode of the television show Shark Tank? Contestants attempt to attract investments in their businesses by marketing them to moguls (the “sharks”). Innovation and entrepreneurship are strong themes. Virtually every contestant with a new product is asked about patent protection…
America’s Patent System: Amazingly resilient
By Marshall Phelps
“Put simply, America’s formula for economic success has always been STARTUPS + PATENTS = JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.”
EDITORIAL NOTE: What follows is taken from the remarks of Marshall Phelps, delivered at the NAPP annual meeting in San Jose, California.
The Center for IP Understanding and Tusher Center for the Management of Intellectual Capital Will Work Together to Improve IP Awareness
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), an independent non-profit organization devoted to increasing awareness of intellectual property rights and their impact on our economy and peoples’ lives, announced today that it will work with the Tusher Center for the Management of Intellectual Capital (Tusher), a research and outreach unit in the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, to facilitate IP awareness among diverse audiences.
Trolling for news?
The CIPU report, “Patterns in Media Coverage of Patent Disputes,” reviewed 127 articles that dealt with ‘patent infringement.’
Bias Found in Tech Media Articles on Patent Disputes
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.