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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Tips for quickly securing a patent. The time it takes an inventor to secure a U. S. Patent currently averages over three years. But for patent applicants who want to speed up the process, here are ...

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.

There’s an apocryphal story of Christopher Columbus making an egg stand on its end after a hearty meal, showing that what seemed impossible was actually 'common sense' once demonstrated. Today, a ...

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 ...