Is This Market Really Going Up?

Is This Market Really Going Up?

Hello all, It was a busy two weeks since our last column and our team is back from a great and productive trip in NYC where we attended the IP Dealmakers Forum along with a couple of hundreds of decision makers. I am writing this a little bit ahead of our usual...
The Weaponization of Congress

The Weaponization of Congress

Hello all, We’ve witnessed an increasingly worrisome phenomenon in the US; interest groups are literally weaponizing Congress to advance their agenda in the usually non-controversial patent area (we knew of course this was happening in other areas). In the remaining...
Is this Obama 2.0?

Is this Obama 2.0?

Hello all, Last weekend, I watched “ The Billion Dollar Code,” a 4-episode fictionalized series based on a true story. The series recounted the lawsuit brought forth by a small German startup (Art+Com) in 2014 against Google for infringing their patent. This patent...
Decade of Stolen Dreams

Decade of Stolen Dreams

Hello all, September usually marks a return to normalcy, vacations are remembered in pictures, children return to school and work once again becomes the focus of your day. But this year feels different. The fatigue and frustration of the heaviness of the world hangs...
Mid Year Review

Mid Year Review

 Hello and happy summer, With the first half of 2021 already in the books, this felt like the perfect time to pause for a moment and review the current IP market landscape. As our readers know, I focus on 5 criteria that have been fairly reliable predictors over the...