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  • Stronger Chinese Patent Laws Also Help U.S. Companies – WSJ

    Stronger Chinese Patent Laws Also Help U.S. Companies – WSJ:

    China is blasting past the USA in the patent world. They have already been the most busy patent office in the world for several years.

    But now they are the office with the most issued patents: 359,000 issues, up 45% from 2014. WoW!

    And we, in the USA are down 1% to below 300k.

    Interesting that they pay up to $4,500 (30,000 yuan) for patents. That’s probably more than full reimbursement for the full patent costs in China. People could make money by taking patent applications elsewhere (non PCT) and file them in China. And, that’s apparently what people did. It seems that the motive to get paid the government subsidies for issued patents would incentivate a nice bribery market.

    China first stepped into the world of intellectual property in 1985 when joining the World Trade Organization.

    Many foreign companies are able to sue, successfully, in China. But, of course, they would only sue once they knew they have a clear-cut case and inspected the political landscape.

    I still think that part of the massive move to China for IP is to help cut off the infringers at both ends of the product pirating pipeline from China to USA/EU/Japan: manufacture, distributor/exporter, retailer, and seller.

    “Serious obstacles” of IP in China for foreign companies by the State Department is, by all measures an understatement. However, there seems to be progress.

    Note that this article is more complete than the one printed in the paper.

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  • A closer look at the PTAB’s new post-issuance review procedures – Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) – Maximising IP Value for Business

    A closer look at the PTAB’s new post-issuance review procedures – Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) – Maximising IP Value for Business:

    Once a patent has been issued, there are Big, BIG changes as to the review process.

    Here is the most comprehensive take on these changes you will find anywhere.

    It is rather readable. It is rather detailed. And it is a critical-to-know follow on to anyone involved in the patent pipeline.

    Now the question, you want answered, does this new (additional) process help to mend a broken patent system?

    See what you think?

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  • References Cited Per Patent are up 250% in 10 years | Patently-O

    References Cited Per Patent | Patently-O:

    This is interesting how the number of issued patents cited have gone up from about 20 total patents references to about 50.  Over the last 10 years! WOW.

    The additional references from the examiner appears to be consistent at about 5 to 7; but as the comments indicate, some of those may already have already been mentioned in some form by the applicant.

    That is a 250% increase in the number of patents being mention in a patent application.

    Reasons are definitely up for debate!

    WOW!

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  • IBM and China. #1 in the world of Patents

    IBM is again the patent king with the most patents issued. Now just under 6,500 issued in a single year. That’s issued, not applications.


    IBM

    •Celebrated 101 years since its first patent
    •In 2012 was its 20th year as most US patents
    •In 2012 received 6,478 patents! (not applications!)
    •Spent $6B on R&D  … roughly $1m per patent.
    •IBM makes $1B+ per year on IP sales/licensing!
    => That is almost pure profit$!

    This is a fun article about the big patent companies and IBM’s Watson system beating out the best and the brightest on the show Jeopardy. 

    In the meanwhile, China has moved up to the busiest patent office in the world! It was only a couple years ago that they were 5th and not long prior to that they they were not a signatory on IP treaties!..