Beulah Louise Henry was just nine years old when she came up with her first invention in 1896, a device that allowed a man to tip his hat without ever putting down his newspaper. By her death in 1973, ...

When it comes to intellectual property, “patents” might spring to mind. A good patent can give startups a competitive edge, and once you’ve been granted one, nobody can come and mess with your ...

In the ever-changing field of artificial intelligence (AI), innovation serves as the foundation for progress. The act of patenting AI inventions goes beyond a mere legal procedure; it is a strategic ...

When it comes to protecting a company's technical innovations and ideas, there are two main options: patents and trade secrets. Let's explore the unique strategic considerations you need to review to ...

For hundreds of years, we've been told patents help deliver big new inventions, such as life-saving drugs. They are meant to be a bargain between the inventor and the public: tell us how your ...

Increasing participation in inventing and patenting by underrepresented groups would quadruple the number of American inventors, lead to more American inventions and increase annual US GDP by almost ...

Exciting and dynamic inventions discovered and developed by Purdue University researchers are improving people’s lives around the world. A system that processes agricultural field images for remote ...

Albert Einstein’s name has become shorthand for genius in theoretical physics. We tend to picture him scribbling equations about space and time, not tinkering in a workshop. Yet tucked alongside his ...

The year was 1809. Oliver Evans, Philadelphia inventor, author, and entrepreneur, was having a very bad day. He was in the middle of yet another lawsuit against yet another person who copied Evan’s ...

US-based Solar Inventions has revealed that it has secured patents in the United States, China and Israel for its novel architecture for PV cells and modules. Ben Damiani, chief technology officer of ...

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 ...

“Patents offer a historical record, not just of major technology turning points, but also of the kinds of incremental innovations that underpin national economic growth.” The United States Patent and ...