Patents do expire, but smart companies do not rely on a single filing to stay protected. Here's what you need to know.

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 ...

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 ...

Ultimately, from among these various proposals, Congress in December 2020 passed the BPPT, which added section 351(k)(9) to the Public Health Service (“PHS”) Act (42 U.S.C. § 262(k)(9)). Prior to the ...

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 ...

Q: I'm ready to step out of my basement workshop and introduce my invention to the world. Do I really need to get a patent first? A: You've designed a better mousetrap. And you're anxious to get the ...

“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 ...

King Solomon reportedly said, "there is nothing new under the sun," but the United States Patent Office takes another view: If something is new enough according to their criteria, that something is ...

Paraxanthine is the metabolite the human liver produces when it breaks down caffeine. Recent peer-reviewed research identifies paraxanthine as the molecule responsible for much of caffeine's cognitive ...

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 ...

When I came up with the idea for a new rotating label technology, I had a hunch it was powerful enough that someone might try to steal it. I was right. Not long after I sent samples to a major company ...