Blogs
Points of view on how intellectual property actually moves through modern organizations.
IP in Construction Contracts: Who Owns the Drawings, Models, and Data?
Modern projects produce more than buildings: drawings, BIM models, software, and data. A practical guide to who owns construction IP — background, foreground, third-party, and data layers.
Contractor IP Ownership: Why Paying the Invoice Is Not Enough
Paying a contractor does not automatically transfer IP ownership. A practical guide to assignments, licenses, and the seven contract clauses that keep commissioned work usable and yours.
The Battle for Basmati: What a Grain of Rice Teaches Us About Geographical Indications
From a Texas patent to rival EU applications, the fight over who owns the name Basmati is a masterclass in geographical indications — and in what it costs to protect heritage too late.
Curiosity Capital: The Asset Your IP Strategy Isn't Counting
Registered IP is the tip of the iceberg. Curiosity capital — the questions, experiments, and reasoning behind every filing — is the asset most IP strategies never count.
Are Airlines Banks? The Most Valuable Asset in Aviation Never Leaves the Ground
United raised $6.8 billion against a loyalty program appraised at $21.9 billion — an asset invisible on its balance sheet. What airlines' intangible assets reveal about structuring IP for value.
AI in Intellectual Property: Where Automation Helps and Where Human Review Still Matters
AI can speed up IP work, but it can't replace it. A look at where automation reliably helps across search, drafting, and monitoring — and where human judgment must still decide the outcome.
Digital IP Assets: Why Domains and Social Handles Belong in Your IP Portfolio
Domains, social handles, and digital identifiers don't sit on official IP registers, but they carry real brand value. Here's why they belong in your IP portfolio.
Patent Analytics for R&D Teams: How to Avoid Reinventing What Already Exists
Why R&D teams should use patent landscapes early — to avoid duplication, surface real opportunities, and turn invention into a strategic asset.
When a BTS Member’s Instagram Suspension Becomes an IP Lesson
IP enforcement no longer happens only in courtrooms — it happens inside platforms. Here’s what brands and creators should learn.
Why “Good Names” Get Rejected: The Science of Trademark Distinctiveness
A 'good name' is not always a protectable name. Inside the science of trademark distinctiveness and why so many brand names get rejected.
Did The Terminator, a Hollywood Classic, Infringe Copyright?
When does inspiration become infringement? What the 1984 Terminator copyright dispute teaches creators and businesses about defensible originality.
Could a “False Translation” Become a Moral Rights Issue?
When translation crosses from interpretation into distortion, the issue is no longer accuracy — it's integrity. Inside the moral rights question.
Beyond Filing: What It Means to Manage IP at Scale
As portfolios grow, filing stops being enough. Real IP management is a structured operating model — governance, workflows, and portfolio visibility working as one system.
Intellectual Property and Banking: Financing Innovation in the Knowledge Economy
Banks lend against cars, buildings, and inventory — but rarely against patents, trademarks, or trade secrets. Why intellectual property is the financial frontier banks are still learning to underwrite.
TSMC vs. Intel: What the Trade-Secret Allegations Mean for Global Tech
In November 2025, TSMC filed a lawsuit in Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against its former senior executive Wei‑Jen Lo, now employed at Intel. TSMC alleges that Lo leaked trade secrets — especially around its cutting-edge 2-nanometre fabrication process — to Intel shortly after leaving the company.
Michael Jackson’s Intellectual Property: What He Owned, What the Estate Controls, and Why It Still Matters
How a global pop star built a publishing empire — and why his estate’s 2024 mega-deal still leaves a lot of IP value on the table.
When Tech Giants Re-write the IP Playbook: What the Microsoft-OpenAI Deal Means for You
The 2025 Microsoft–OpenAI restructuring is more than an AI headline — it's a template for how IP rights, governance triggers, and long-term access are being negotiated at the frontier of tech.
Winning the Patent Game: How Unitree Robotics Cleared the Path to Its IPO
How China's leading robotics innovator beat a suspicious patent-infringement lawsuit filed on the eve of its IPO — and what the case teaches every growing company about IP readiness, documentation, and reputation defense.
Protecting Stardom: FC Barcelona's Young Winger Makes IP Headlines
Football star Lamine Yamal filed trademarks with the EUIPO to safeguard his name, nickname, and signature celebration — a proactive move that shows why protecting identity is now as strategic as protecting talent.
Patent Drawings: Details Shaping the Scope of Protection
Why drawings carry part of the invention’s technical memory — and why that memory matters.