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Apple, Samsung, and startups are filing smart ring patent applications. Wearable tech companies must move fast as open patent space fills.

The IoT landscape spans far more than devices. Why a customized IP landscape gives IoT companies an edge in invention and competitive intelligence.

Four pillars make innovation implementable: executive structure, the right innovation type, associative thinking, and a repeatable process.

Stronger intellectual property rights in India would attract FDI and accelerate growth. What Korea’s IP reforms teach Indian innovators.

Fintech competitors and margin pressure are forcing banks to innovate. An ipCG white paper on innovation decisions for retail and commercial banks.

An IP roadmap flags competitive patent roadblocks before new product development starts and exposes gaps in competitors’ IP positions.

Five reasons design patents belong in your IP portfolio: outsized damages, broader scope, low cost, marketing power, and higher valuation.

China’s strengthening IP protection system will drive its next phase of growth. Why every firm with China exposure needs an emergent IP strategy.

DDMG’s 3D patents head to bankruptcy auction. Why bidders need a formal IP valuation that weighs licensing income, comparables, and risk.

Apple v. Samsung put design patents center stage. How to fold design patents into invention capture, competitive analysis, and invent arounds.

Digital Domain’s bankruptcy shows the cost of ignoring IP strategy. Waiting for a crisis to monetize patents means leaving value unrealized.

ipCG shares lessons from a surge in IP valuation engagements, from high-profile deals to capital raises backed mainly by patents. Video inside.