To manage the overwhelming amount of patent data it must process, the European Patent Office (EPO) in Vienna, Austria, has partnered with California-based Google in a no-cost collaboration. The ...

For innovative companies, the decision about whether to patent an invention or protect it as a trade secret is among the most consequential intellectual property choices such companies will make. The ...

On May 21, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued its 11 millionth patent, which was directed to a method of delivering, positioning and/or repositioning a collapsible and expandable stent in a ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — A testy U.S. Supreme Court hearing Monday offered few hints at the resolution of a case that could shake up future patent cases. Cuozzo Speeding Technologies v. Lee involves ...

For years, America’s leading retailers have benefited from a little-known program that helps to resolve meritless patent ...

When there is intellectual property to protect, entrepreneurs often think of patents. But what is a patent? How do you obtain a patent? What does the process entail and cost? This article explores ...

“Starting the patent process on a limited budget doesn’t mean you can’t or won’t succeed, it means you are being responsible. Of course, your budget must be realistic—you cannot expect highly ...

Inventing something new is exhilarating but turning that idea into a protected patent can be challenging. Getting the right patent referral service can significantly impact the patenting process.

The U.S. patent system is supposed to ensure that the latest wireless e-mail technique or crustless peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich granted protection is truly one of a kind. But even the U.S. Patent ...

Somewhere, you remember hearing that business methods could now be patented. Great news, you thought, because you had just developed a new method of calculating insurance premiums, one that more ...