A patent on a design or product means you or your business can prevent others from making, selling or using the idea. For the most part, the patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are ...

Companies in the food and beverage industry might overlook significant advantages by not patenting their innovations. While there’s a common belief that “recipes” cannot be patented, unique ...

It’s not uncommon to see products marked with the term “patent pending.” Patent pending status means a patent application has been filed to protect some aspect of the product, and the patent pending ...

Covering the intersection of tech and investing. These events reflect the changing role of patents in business; or more specifically, shifting perceptions of patent valuations. During my 20 years as a ...

After a childbirth-related injury made being on her feet painful, Natalie Lin struggled to find shoes that were stylish yet comfortable enough for everyday wear. Frustrated with the lack of options on ...

An arms race in patents. A surge in high-cost patent litigation. And the emergence of unscrupulous patent trolls who use the threat of lawsuits to extort nuisance settlements. These are the costly ...

When considering intellectual property protection, businesses often overlook the value of design patents and trade dress rights. Products may have ornamentation and/or visual designs that could be ...

“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patriot Scientific Corp. had spent nearly a decade trying unsuccessfully to establish a new microprocessor architecture when it decided it needed to do some soul-searching. It hit ...

A recent decision by the High Court of Australia found that genes are not patentable inventions. In the case, Myriad Genetics owned a patent covering mutations they had discovered in the BRCA1 gene.

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