Last month, Clayton Christensen’s favored theory of disruptive innovation was ripped apart by the New Yorker, and then put back together again in Businessweek. But love the term or hate it, there’s no doubt disruptors challenge the status quo. Read More

Here at the Intellectual Ventures headquarters in Washington state, we’re raising our stars and stripes this Independence Day to salute our nation’s innovative spirit and to recognize American inventors’ extraordinary creativity. Read More

It may sound trite to say that “inventors change the world,” but indeed, they do. Dating back to the first tool to the next generation of nuclear energy, inventors push the boundaries of science, industry and society. Read More

At StudentRND CodeDay, teens gather for an intense 24 hours when everyone from coding newbies to seasoned programmers learn to pitch ideas, form teams, and build an app in a day. Read More

Elon Musk, the CEO of Telsa Motors, recently announced that Tesla is making its patents freely available to anyone to use. This is great news and certainly an indication of why patents matter. Read More