by Ian Burns | Jun 29, 2013 | Education, Innovation, Invention, Patents, Uncategorized
Do you live in an innovative city? The Brookings Institution recently released a study on metropolitan patent data. Among other things, the data includes the number of patents granted and the number of patents granted per job as an average over the last five years....
by Ian Burns | Mar 18, 2013 | First-to-File, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Patent Attorneys, Patent Office, Patents, Priority, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Uncategorized
Patent Value Report The value of your patents may be more than you think. A recent report indicates that the median price paid for a granted U.S. patent in 2012 was $221,000 and the average price was $374,000. This is great news for patent owners. The report released...
by Ian Burns | Jan 3, 2013 | Innovation, Intellectual Property Law, Myanmar, Uncategorized
Economy in Myanmar From 1962 to 2011, the country of Myanmar, also known as Burma, was under military rule. The military junta was accused of many human rights abuses and shunned by most developed countries. As a result, Myanmar did not experience rapid growth seen in...
by Ian Burns | Dec 5, 2012 | Hong Kong, Innovation, Uncategorized
Gamification Gamification is the use of games in a non-game context for problem solving and engaging users. This process improves user engagement, return on investment, data quality, and learning. Construction I recently arrived in Hong Kong and was reminded how...