In a few short years China’s patent system has gone from an IP rights wannabe to one of the most responsive and patent-friendly systems in the world. Leading U.S. IP experts say that underlying this rapid evolution is a desire for China to become a science and technology powerhouse, with... Read More

Aging baby boomers, exposed to a lifetime of loud music, are more demanding than past generations about the quality of what and how they hear. Don’t expect them to sit by idly watching Mick Jagger mouth the words to Satisfaction. A group of leading technology companies familiar with consumer lifestyle preferences are helping to... Read More

Public IP licensing companies (PIPCOs) are very much alive and some company shares are doing surprisingly well, despite increased obstacles to patent licensing.   PIPX reported a 20.4% gain for the 3Q vs. just 3.3% for the S&P 500. It was the PIPX’s best performance since the index began tracking IP... Read More

Consulting giant Accenture has rattled the cage of the fintech community by filing a patent for an “editable” blockchain that would allow a central administrator to edit or delete information stored in a permissioned blockchain system. Business Insider cites a Financial Times report that states a permissioned system is governed by a central... Read More

The race is on to gain control of a new technology that has the power to reinvent banking and make transactions and other agreements between parties cheaper, safer and easier to complete. Like disruptive inventions that preceded it, blockchain has businesses, large and small, jockeying for leadership. This means that patents... Read More