June 1, 2025
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Your AI-Powered Guide to Intellectual Property

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation (IPOEF) launched IP Buddy (IPBuddy.ai) today, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered digital assistant designed to make understanding intellectual property (IP) more approachable, engaging, and accessible. Every day, we are surrounded by IP and therefore, IP Buddy is for everyone. From first-time inventors and growing startups to

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Google Seizes Lead in Patents for Generative & Agentic AI

Google now spearheads innovation in artificial intelligence patent applications, leading in both generative AI and the burgeoning field of agentic AI, a significant shift in the IP landscape. This ascent, detailed in an analysis by IFI Claims Patent Services, places Google ahead of previous frontrunners like IBM. It highlights an accelerated pace of research and

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SIM IP Acquires Video Patent Portfolio from Finland, Expanding Global IP Holdings

Acquisition increases SIM IP’s globally sourced and contracted asset base to over 600+ patents across nine portfolios, encompassing diverse technologies, key jurisdictions, and a broad range of potential licensees MIAMI and TURKU, Finland, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sauvegarder Investment Management (“SIM IP”), a leader in intellectual property-based financing, investment, and monetization, today announced the

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Celebrity Autographs as Intellectual Property

This broad approach includes, but is not limited to, unique celebrity poses and moves (such as the lightning pose by Usain Bolt; read more here), which are uniquely attributed to them and hence, eligible for legal protection as trade marks, serving to distinguish the goods or services of one person from those of others, in protecting

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Startups, MSMEs filed 310 pc more patents in past 5 years: Official – SME News

Patent filings by startups and MSMEs have increased by 310 per cent in the last 5 years from 1,492 in 2018-19 to 6,120 in 2023-24, an official said on Thursday.  N Ramchander, Joint Controller, Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, further shared that in about three years over 2.4 million students and faculty across

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Startup & MSME Patent Filings Surge 310% in 5 Years: Rediff Moneynews

Patent filings by startups and MSMEs have skyrocketed in India, increasing by 310% over the past 5 years. Learn about the growth in IP rights and the changes made to streamline the process. New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Patent filings by startups and MSMEs have increased by 310 per cent in the last 5 years

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New Burford Capital Research Reveals Significant Opportunities for Businesses through Patent Monetization

Nearly 8 in 10 in-house lawyers say their companies are leaving value on the table NEW YORK, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases new research on patent monetization, a means for businesses with significant intellectual property to generate revenue from patent

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Congress must defend patent rights especially for small businesses

Kristen Osenga, chief policy counselor  |  Inventors Defense Alliance Tour of the assembly facility at the Hyundai Metaplant America Highlights from a media tour of the Hyundai Metaplant America in Bryan County, Ga. that included Stamping, Wielding, and General Assembly. American innovation is under attack. Across the country, it’s increasingly difficult for startups to protect

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Investors spend big bucks on patent-led innovation – Start Ups News

Venture capitalists (VCs) are increasingly placing their bets on startups with strong intellectual property (IP) portfolios, especially in foundational technologies. The push towards deeptech and verifiable innovation is steering funding flows away from startups built on incremental improvements, and more towards those with patent-backed technologies. According to data from Tracxn, Indian deep-tech startups with significant

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Network-1 Announces Acquisition of Patent Portfolio

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2025 / Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American:NTIP), a company engaged in the acquisition, development, licensing and monetization of intellectual property, today announced the acquisition of a patent portfolio relating to several key advanced security technologies. The acquired portfolio includes eight (8) issued United States patents and

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