The new leadership at the U.S. Patent Office is signaling it wants to work with—rather than against—AI innovators.

Drafting a patent application is not as easy as it seems, at least for those not trained in the art of describing an invention so as to meet the highly specific requirements set forth in the U.S.

In a series of market-defining moves, the world's largest companies have signaled a massive and immediate shift towards ...

In the early 1800s, the U.S. patent office was housed at a converted hotel in Washington, D.C., and when applications were approved, a clerk would ride the agency's pony across town to get the ...

A patent provides you with exclusive rights to your new service invention for a limited time, usually 20 years. To qualify for a patent, your new service invention must offer a new way or process of ...

President Donald Trump faced pressure from 26 conservative groups to reject U.K. intellectual property reforms they said ...

From a conceptual standpoint it would seem logical to assume that writing text to describe an invention ought to be easy for the inventor of the invention. While that probably makes sense in theory, ...

The full text of the University Patent Policy can be found in the Faculty Handbook, Section 3.7.5. Excerpts from this Policy have been included in the FAQs below. Expand all items + Who is an ...

U.S. firms remain active in clean tech patenting, though legal battles like Tigo Energy's settlement with SMA and Maxeon ...

Many companies face an unrealized risk when approached by a customer with a problem. Companies will devote a great deal of time and money developing a solution, only to have that customer seek to ...