“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
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China Daily Cites CIPU Research Report on IP Education Among Leading Nations
“Young Minds Focused on IP Education” – Chinese schools help children prepare for an IP world – Article cites CIPU report.
The trouble with patent-troll-hunting
Rules to curb frivolous patent claims may encourage infringement.
CIPU served as a source for this article.
Closing the Gap Between Intellectual Property Awareness and Understanding
IBM’s Manny Schecter says people may have a sense of IP rights but very few really understand their purpose and impact…
Do You Have the Right Answers to these Intellectual Property Questions?
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.
Public is Misinformed About IP, CIPU Report Finds
The US IP Stakeholders Seek To Strengthen Public Support For IP, Ensure Future US Competitiveness
United States intellectual property stakeholders from academic, business and legal backgrounds gathered recently to discuss how to increase public support to strengthen the intellectual property rights system in the US…
IP Awareness Is Increasing, Education Is Lagging Behind
The challenge of how to improve understanding of intellectual property was debated at the Second Annual Intellectual Property Awareness Summit in New York on November 29…
Impact of “IP Literacy” is the Focus of 2018 IP Awareness Summit at Columbia University
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) announced today that it is holding this year’s Intellectual Property Awareness Summit in New York on November 29 at Columbia University in the School of Journalism…
Developing a US innovation policy bolstered by strong IP protections
For many years now, the majority of the popular press has spun a tale of how patents hinder innovation, and that organizations or individuals who lawfully assert the rights associated with them are unreasonable to ask for compensation for this inventive output. . .
Rep. Collins speaks from IP experience at CIPU-GIPC innovation policy forum
He said that a number of his relatives and neighbors were chicken farmers, “some of whom invented new and more effective processes to produce and process eggs and poultry that were protected under IP law.”
New Canadian IP strategy includes money for IP tools and literacy
In a move that recognizes the importance of innovation and IP rights – and the need for diverse audiences to understand how they work . . .
Study: Education About IP Is Low For Non-Lawyers, Even In Top IP Nations
Countries highly dependent on intellectual property rights do little to educate people not working in the IP field about the importance of such rights, an industry-backed study has found …
Intellectual Property Education: More Work to be Done
Educating students on the uses and workings of intellectual property has grown in recent years, but ‘there is still more work to be done towards introducing IP into course curriculum,’ according to a Center for IP Understanding (CIPU) survey released this week.
IP “literacy” matters – CIPU promotes IP awareness for all
The video features interviews with business, academic and government leaders who attended the recent Intellectual Property Awareness Summit (IPAS 2017) in Chicago.
It explores the growing interest of governments and businesses in helping to promote innovation and economic growth through effective IP protection.
To watch the video, go here.
IP Awareness Summit: IP Education Today Panel
IP Awareness Summit, Chicago, IL – November 2017.
Panelists at IP Awareness Summit discuss IP Education Today: Stephen Haber (Stanford), Bob Bramson (founder, InterDigital), Ked Seddon (LoT Network), Russell Slifer (Deputy Director of the USPTO, 2014-2017)
Patents and Prejudice
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of a good invention, must be in want of a patent, but with the emergence of significant abuses of the system, public perception has suffered. Manny Schecter explains. . .
Living on Awareness
As the first of its kind, the Intellectual Property Awareness Summit aimed to enhance IP understanding and address confusion. Bruce Berman explains. . .
US prosperity damaged by weakened IP, says IPAS keynote speaker
Intellectual property has always been a key element in supporting US prosperity, but recent court decisions and the introduction of the America Invents Act have led to a weakened IP system in comparison to foreign rivals. . .
Center for IP Understanding partners with Michelson 20MM Foundation for November’s IP Awareness Summit in Chicago
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).