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New CIPU research reveals that intellectual property-related intangible assets account for nearly all of the market value of today's leading U.S. companies.

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Manny Schecter, IBM’s Chief Patent Counsel and CIPU board member, discusses IP within the educational system. The future of the American economy and our national security depend upon continued innovation. We need a work force skilled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to enable the initiation of innovation required to drive the U.S. economy, Read More

By C. L. Max Nikias and Gary K. Michelson, M.D. Intellectual property (IP) industries today generate 38.2 percent of total U.S. GDP, or an astonishing $6.6 trillion in annual output. IP is also responsible, directly and indirectly, for 30 percent of total U.S. employment …. Read More

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 Read More