Daily LInks
1. Joint ventures, IP and the siren song of joint ownership. Joint ownership of IP has the potential to create numerous difficulties concerning enforcement, commercial exploitation, and termination. Various action-coordination problems might jeopardize the IP or its value if not properly addressed. – Read More on Reuters
2. Want to Find the Next Big Company? A company’s approach to IP protection generally doesn’t change much as it ages—meaning the companies that use IP safeguards do so from the beginning. What’s more, firms that embrace IP protection from the start tend to grow large, suggesting that a company’s early-stage approach to IP is a good indicator of its future success. – Read More on KelloggInsight
3. Secondhand luxury watch prices slump to near two-year low after a pandemic run. “It was an unprecedented time in history where people were home captive. You also had a little bit of cryptocurrency and bitcoin run-up. What’s going on now is a happy, healthy correction.” – Read More on CNBC
4. What brands need to know about the FTC’s proposed ban on fake reviews. The FTC released its proposed rulemaking for how it plans to prevent fake reviews from reaching customers this summer, and is accepting public comments through Sept. 29. – Read More on Modern Retail
5. How Nike Sneakers Get Stolen at Every Turn. “The supply chain is under attack right now,” said Keith Lewis, vice president of operations for Verisk-owned CargoNet, a theft prevention and recovery network that often collaborates with law enforcement. – Read More on the WSJ
6. Coinbase ask US federal judge to toss SEC’s lawsuit. Coinbase said the SEC had no authority to pursue its lawsuit because the digital assets and services it objected to did not qualify as securities, and said the agency has overreached. – Read More on Reuters