More than 130 people attended the hybrid 5th IP Awareness Summit on April 5th in person at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business and online throughout the world. Watch the videos here.
There was a lot of energy about IP understanding, especially relating to world events in China, the Ukraine, Covid and crypto. It was 25 months to the day that IPAS 2020 was held at the Faculty Club, with just as many in-person attendees this year. View Here
“A fresh approach to learning why IP rights exist and who they benefit was introduced today by the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding, a non-profit. The CIPU-curated portal makes it easy for everybody to attain basic IP knowledge.
Viewers of all ages and backgrounds can begin to grasp the major IP concepts of sharing and protection through IPBasics.org. Site content features examples and explanations of the four types of intellectual property rights, including NIKE, LEGOS, iPhone and the Beyonce catalogue and products.” View Here
“Students at prestigious universities in the United States are not required to take even a single intellectual property (IP) course to fulfill the requirements for a graduate #business degree.
This is totally wild to me, and also completely unsurprising. In all the business classes I took at Santa Clara University, none mentioned #IP. Great job compiling this report Bruce Berman and The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding. In my opinion, we need to make learners aware of IP at a very early age, and not just IP itself, but how to commercialize it”
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) prepared a report on Intellectual Property Education in US Business Schools (accompanied with this review by IP education expert Professor Ruth Soetendorp). The report looks at courses, content and instructors in twenty-one business schools that include IP-related courses in their curricula. Read more
Senator Tillis delivers keynote to IPAS 2021. Read more
The Biden administration recently announced its support for a proposal before the World Trade Organization that would suspend the intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines… Commentary by CIPU’s James Pooley Read more
CIPU’s Business School Report Reveals Weakness in IP Education. Read more
Article shows IPAS keynote Dr. Gary Michelson delivering keynote at IPAS. Read more
CIPU advisory board member, Jame Pooley’s WSJ op-ed focuses on partisan pressure to release the rights associated with the COVID vaccine and why ‘it’s fraught with danger.’ Read More
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, January 25, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — It was announced today that Jennifer Pariser, VP of Copyright and Legal Affairs of the Motion Picture Association, was named to the CIPU board. She previously lead copyright initiatives at the Recording Industry Association of America and Sony Entertainment, and was active in education outreach.
“Living with the Impact of Covid-19,” a CIPU webinar, features executives from U.S. Homeland Security, White House IP Enforcement and the award-winning inventor of “InstaShield”.
” CIPU identifies eight groups of IP stakeholders, all of which play an important role in perpetuating positive recognition of branded products or businesses” Read More
“…CIPU supports a variety of audiences with clear, accurate, and positive IP content and messaging.”
“… a basic grounding in intellectual property, how it works and who it benefits, is easier than it looks.”
“Greater IP education should focus on IP rights as a business practice, not just an area of law,” Intertrust CEO, Talal Shamoon, tells IPAS 2020 – Haas School of Business gathering
“… [CIPU events are] impressive gatherings of IP professionals and educators, which are conducted with great energy and sense of purpose.”
“Young Minds Focused on IP Education” – Chinese schools help children prepare for an IP world – Article cites CIPU report.
Rules to curb frivolous patent claims may encourage infringement.
CIPU served as a source for this article.
IBM’s Manny Schecter says people may have a sense of IP rights but very few really understand their purpose and impact…
Frank Yao had prepared for this moment – the launch of his company’s high-tech sports apparel line – for years. He had patented the “resistance bands” used in its athletic training clothing, the marketing team had scored some early wins in the media, the clothes were already appearing in sports shops around the country, and online sales were just starting to crank up. That’s when Yao ran into a huge obstacle.