Through protecting his brand and rights of publicity, Trump has accumulated more experience with IP than any other president. He owns more than 100 trademarks and has not shied from enforcing them. He’s also expressed concern about theft of trade secrets by China, referencing a study by the ITC that claims putting a stop to […]
Every other year the American Intellectual Property Law Association conducts an economic survey, which provides the best average estimates of the costs of patent infringement litigation in federal court, among other things. Here we summarize some portions of the 2015 Report of the Economic Survey, the most recent available. For the first time, the AIPLA […]
The Federal Trade Commission has released a long-awaited report on “patent assertion entities” (PAEs). As defined by the FTC, a “patent assertion entity” is a company that, as a primary business function, acquires patents from third parties and seeks to generate revenue by asserting them against accused infringers. These firms typically generate revenue by licensing […]