"I wanted to create a special set of tools that would allow for safe handling of hot charcoal briquettes," said an inventor, ...

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

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

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 ...

Breakthrough inventions are most likely to emerge when knowledge categories are blurred. Research by Gianluca Carnabuci, ...

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 ...

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