Covering US patent policy is a major part of my beat at IAM. The agencies that I normally cover include: Here is an example of a policy story I covered recently.
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‘Women in IP’ monthly feature story
In July 2024, I launched a monthly feature story to report on female intellectual property executives, who are under-represented in the global patent profession. Despite their relatively small numbers, women make an impact in corporations and government. Our interview and profile series picks their brains for insight and analysis surrounding IP strategy, team leadership, negotiations …
Coverage of major patent asset transaction
Writing about the biggest deals in the intellectual property world is one of my coverage focuses at IAM. Many times this means one company has sold thousands of patents and patent applications to another company. Other times, a seller is selling business units to the buyer. Here is an example of my coverage of one …
Coverage of major business unit sale
Writing about the biggest deals in the intellectual property world is one of my coverage focuses at IAM. Many times this means one company has sold thousands of patents and patent applications to another company. Other times, a seller is selling business units to the buyer. Here is an example of my transactions coverage of …
Monthly US patent transactions column
As the deputy editor of IAM, I have created a monthly column to report US patent transactions (paywall). Discovering interesting patent transactions can be difficult because of the volume of patent assignments that parties record with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Working with a data provider, I scour a spreadsheet of the transactions, researching …
I Now Pronounce You Sued: Wedding Industry Becomes Target for Growing COVID-19 Refund Litigation
Brides and grooms whose festivities were sidelined by the coronavirus are mad about not getting refunds from their wedding venues, and they’re not going to take it. Across Texas and other states, the unhappy couples or their parents have been filing lawsuits against wedding venues, seeking refunds of their deposits. This wedding litigation is a …
COVID-19 has hit lawyers in the pocketbook
Using Google Forms, I designed a survey that asked questions about how the pandemic had impacted attorneys’ ability to attract clients, file new cases, and earn money. We sent the survey out nationally and received over 300 responses. I used a spreadsheet, pivot tables and pie chart graphics to analyze the results. Here is the …
Blockchain for Beginners: It’s touted as the future of journalism, but what is it?
By Angela Morris (Quill, Spring 2019) Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency could add new revenue streams for journalism. Or perhaps they are nothing more than distractions from the industry’s drastic problems. It depends who you ask. Proponents say that blockchain technology and cryptocurrency could open a new revenue stream for journalism, create permanence of news archives …
See for Yourself: The New Robert Mueller Action Figure
By Angela Morris (law.com, Jan. 15, 2019) In the past, when a Brooklyn-based toy company created action figures of popular politicians—for example, Bernie Sanders or Ruth Bader Ginsburg—it found the real-life person and gave a gift of one of the dolls. But FCTRY will likely skip the step this week when it releases a new …
Survivor mentality: Law firms are seeking out professionals to hold active shooter drills
By Angela Morris (ABA Journal, December 2018) Last year, a Houston lawyer went to Las Vegas to attend a country music festival but came home a survivor of a tragic type of mass violence that has become all too common in modern America. When a gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at the Route …