Patents bleed cash if you’re not careful. Smart innovation managers patent what matters, cut deadweight and use data, not gut, to save big. Startups should avoid both over-patenting and ...

The WSJ reports the Trump administration wants to charge patent holders 1% to 5% of their patent’s value to maintain the patent after grant. If implemented, this would mark a dramatic departure from ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released its long-anticipated final rule on patent fee adjustments (“Final Rule”). Set to take effect January 19, 2025, these changes ...

News of the initiative was reported this week by the Wall Street Journal. The paper described the measure as one of the ways the Trump administration is looking to reduce budget deficits by increasing ...

With more patents issuing than ever before, there is a greater likelihood that your company will become a party to patent litigation. It is important, therefore, to familiarise yourself with the basic ...

On average, it costs between $4,000 and $8,000 to get a patent. However, if the invention is highly complicated or requires extensive research and development, then the cost of obtaining the patent ...

Patents are often filed early, before a startup knows what the market really wants. That's smart, but it comes with a challenge: Not every idea turns out to be worth protecting. Markets shift.

Pharmaceutical companies layer on patents for drug delivery devices to maintain market exclusivity, according to a new study.

“Let’s not sugar coat this. Charging patent owners a percentage of the overall value of a patent is catastrophically stupid.” The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Trump Administration is ...

EPO President Benoît Battistelli sat down with Managing IP's James Nurton during the AIPPI World IP Congress in Toronto last month. During a wide-ranging discussion, he was asked about the UP and UPC.

“By filing for a patent in France, the client has more visibility on the patentability of their invention in the European zone and can act accordingly to maximize their chances of obtaining patent ...