Tag: innovation
To Promote The Progress
Today, the ten millionth utility patent issued.[1. Technically speaking, patent 10,000,000 isn’t the ten millionth patent, or even the ten millionth utility patent. There are around 700,000 desi...
What’s In A Name? At The Patent Office, Possibly More Than You Think
In an ideal world, patent examiners are perfect neutral arbiters. They find the best prior art and always make the right decision as to whether an idea is new and entitled to a patent. In ...
Samsung Takes Over As The Largest Recipient Of U.S. Patents
According to recently released data from IAM/ktMine, Samsung is now the largest recipient of active U.S. patents in the world.[1. While IBM is the largest single corporation recipient each year, Sam...
Innovation Is Alive And Well—Patenting Activity
After examining the evidence for U.S. innovation as shown by startups and venture capital, and by R&D spending, I want to look at patenting activity—new patent applications and new patent grants...
Chamber of Commerce Patent System Ranking Is Built On A Shaky Foundation
The Chamber of Commerce produces a yearly ranking of intellectual property systems around the world. This year, they dropped the U.S. patent system to 12th. If I thought their rankings had any mer...
Innovation Is Alive And Well—R&D
As part of Patent Progress’ series on innovation in the United States, we are examining ways to measure innovation. One useful metric, measuring the investment being made in the creation of ne...
Innovation Is Alive And Well—Startups and Venture Capital
Innovation can come from anywhere—large established companies, individuals, and of course, small startup businesses. The innovation from startups can ultimately create new established companies. �...
Qualcomm’s Anti-Competitive Conduct Could Be Exacerbated By Mergers
(Cross post on DisCo.)
Qualcomm’s been busy over the past few months. Defending against accusations of anti-competitive conduct from competition authorities in the US and elsewhere around the ...
IPR Successes: Cleaning Up Messes
APTWater makes water treatment systems that clean up polluted groundwater and wastewater. You’ve probably never heard of APTWater. I hadn’t, nor had a friend who lives near their headquarters ...