Patents

Learn how to leverage patent strategy and protect, monetize patents and expand a patent portfolio. Invention from the labs to provisional, National and PCT strategic planning, protection and commercialization.

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    Equalizers in Creative Economy: How Four Forces Reshape Wealth, Work, and Creative Legacy

    ByElmer Hall

    How the Great Equalizers Open a World for Creators There are four great Equalizers in Creative Economy that create legacy and create wealth. Creativity has become one of the most powerful economic currencies, and the great equalizers in a creative economy are redefining who gets to innovate, who gets to own, and who gets to prosper. As articulated in Perpetual Innovation™: Patent Primer 5: Navigating the GenAI Landscape of Intellectual Property (Hall, 2025), four transformative…

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    AI Workforce Augmentation and the Macroeconomic Productivity Boom

    ByElmer Hall

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping global productivity trends, and its most profound impact may come from accelerating workforce augmentation across every major sector. This article examines how AI-driven advances in worker capability could raise long-term productivity growth from a sluggish 1% to potentially 3–5% annually—an unprecedented shift with implications for global competitiveness, innovation acceleration, and Perpetual Innovation™ systems.Related Articles in the Disruptive-Innovation Category AI Workforce Augmentation as a Macroeconomic Force AI workforce augmentation is emerging as…

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    Beyond the Hype: How AI is Reshaping Patent Strategy and Accelerating Innovation Cycles

    ByPiAdmin

    In today’s race for innovation, patent strategy including speed and strategic foresight are everything. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword in tech circles—it’s a disruptive force transforming how we create, protect, and leverage intellectual property (IP). From patent search to portfolio management, AI is rewriting the rules for inventors, IP attorneys, entrepreneurs, and innovation leaders alike. If you’re navigating this landscape, integrating AI into your patent strategy isn’t optional—it’s essential. The era…

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    Lululemon vs. Costco: Law Suit Over “Dupes,” Design Patent, and IP Integrity

    ByPiAdmin

    The Spandex War. Lululemon Athletica has filed a high-profile intellectual property lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation, claiming that the retail giant’s Kirkland Signature line and other in-store apparel offerings include “knockoffs” or “dupes” of Lululemon’s signature designs. This case pits a premium athletic wear innovator against a cost-conscious retailer—and could shape the future of fashion-focused IP enforcement. Spandex War: Trade Dress, Design Patents, and Trademarks in Focus You might think of this as the Spandex…

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    Future of IP + AI? Regenerative AI

    ByBizMan

    These are the GenAI prompts used to gather information about intellectual property (IP) and the world of artificial intelligence (AI), i.e., IP+AI.  This is part of our Regenerative AI project; recreate as needed, when needed, with the GenAI engines available to you at that time. Select results from various Generative AI engines (ChatGPT 4.0, Gemini, Claude, Copilot).  Look at writing and analysis of Human + Artificial Intelligence by Hall and (Hall & Lentz, 2024) over…

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    Samsung Takes over from IBM in the US Patents issued in 2022

    ByBizMan

    Samsung Electronics received the most US patents in 2022 for the first time since 1993. IBM, which had held the top spot for 29 consecutive years, came in second place. Rank Company Patents 1 Samsung Electronics 6,248 2 IBM 4,398 3 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 3,024 4 Huawei Technologies 2,836 5 Canon 2,694 6 LG Electronics 2,641 7 Qualcomm 2,625 8 Intel 2,418 9 Apple 2,285 10 Toyota 2,214  In terms of the total “assigned” patents,…