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 ...

The race to protect intellectual property in multiple jurisdictions has become a defining feature of the global innovation economy. For inventors, startups, and ...

If you are a new or expanding business, it's normal to find the prospect of building a patent department daunting, especially if hiring a team of in-house patent attorneys seems cost prohibitive.

Determining where to seek patent rights is an important and expensive decision. For better or for worse, there is no such thing as a worldwide patent. Notwithstanding, there are global filing ...

Imagine that you have developed a groundbreaking electronic product. Your product is going to revolutionize the industry and take the world by storm. You don’t want your competitors to copy the ...

If you come to a patent attorney with a provisional that you filed pro se or used a cheap online service and ask the attorney to file the utility, you may already be behind the eight ball. You have a ...

Startups often rush to file patents while their product is still taking shape. The pressure can come from investor expectations or the instinct to claim a patent ...

MINNEAPOLIS — For entrepreneurs like John Baker and Carla Scholz the first step to starting a new business venture begins with an idea. "This is the Cleanzy Sponge," said Baker, a local entrepreneur. ...

Is patent litigation out of control? The answer largely depends upon your point of view and experiences, but the data suggests fewer patent lawsuits are filed than one would expect given the number of ...

SIPO promulgated The Measures for Archival Filing of Patent Licensing Agreements, which replace the previous set of Measures introduced in 2001. According to an update from Pinsent Masons, the most ...