“Before filing, every inventor should pause and ask these seven questions. Doing so doesn’t just improve your odds of getting a patent granted, but it also strengthens your ability to enforce, license ...

We all know that a patent application can be a significant asset to a company and its valuation. However, too many companies mistakenly believe that all software is not patentable. As a result, they ...

Provisional patent applications are popular in the U.S. for the various advantages they may provide applicants, including lower filing costs, less restrictive United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

In highly competitive branches of industries, it is not unusual that an imitator makes use of the unprotected part of an invention as described in an original application of a previously granted ...

Discover what a patent agent does, the licensing process, and their role versus patent attorneys. Ideal for inventors needing ...

Because of a major change in U.S. patent law that takes effect in March, inventors need to focus harder on getting patent applications filed before letting the invention cat out of the bag. President ...

Here’s how to know which innovations are truly worth protecting — before putting time and money into filings that may never pay off. Startups often rush into patents — either too early or for ideas ...

MD+DI: Why is the U.S. patent system switching from a “first-to-invent” system to a “first-inventor-to-file” system and how will this change affect medtech startups? David Dykeman: The America Invents ...

“A patent filing strategy for product X should start with analyzing its EBIT/operating income contribution on a country-by-country basis, not by using more ad hoc criteria such as revenue or ...