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 ...

“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 ...

If you are a patent holder and are selling a product covered by your patent, please remember to mark your products. The purpose of patent marking is to give notice to the public that the product being ...

Utility patents expire after 20 years. Long-term protection comes from continuously improving the product, filing follow-on patents and building patent families that evolve with the market. Patents ...

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 ...

PatentLink lists enable more efficient management, analysis, and oversight. Somerville, MA: Patent Bots, creator of AI-enabled software for patent attorneys, today announced the launch of its newest ...

Patents have been effectively weaponized for some time, as speculators subvert the intent of our patent system and remain one step ahead of our government. Fortunately, a solution may be at hand. The ...

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