Patents do expire, but smart companies do not rely on a single filing to stay protected. Here's what you need to know.

Is the New Law a Panacea or Pandora’s Box? The ability of inventors to secure limited monopolies on their technologies through patent protection partly fuels the progress of scientific discovery. This ...

In the past, after prosecuting an application before the European Patent Office (EPO), the patent owner had to decide in which countries of the European Patent system to validate the European Patent.

Since its founding, America has embraced and protected innovation and creativity. And it has proved to be a major economic advantage. But despite this, American patent rights are increasingly under ...

The department claims that its proposals are in keeping with binding multilateral agreements on patent rights and South ...

Suppose a newly hired engineer on your team sketches a promising new concept for a health monitor in a notebook. Excited by the idea, you loop in marketing, and soon, your company is promoting the ...

In my last Forbes commentary, I documented the weakening over the last few decades of the U.S. patent system—long a driver of technology-fueled economic growth and envy of the world. Today, let’s look ...

Imagine working for decades pioneering a new technology — a more energy-efficient lightbulb, say, or a new life-saving medical device — only to have your invention stolen and released on the market ...

Too many entrepreneurs treat filing a patent as a milestone in itself—proof that their invention matters. But filing a patent too early, or without a clear business strategy, can create serious ...

The RESTORE Patent Rights Act would redress serious legal and economic ills created by the Supreme Court in its 2006 eBay v. MercExchange decision and its mistaken interpretation of the patent laws ...

Non-diluting capital can be an essential source of funding when trying to get your innovation off the ground. Investor money comes with the loss of equity and/or control. Family and friends’ money may ...

Washington is racing to secure American leadership in artificial intelligence. Lawmakers are investing in semiconductor capacity, energy infrastructure, domestic manufacturing, and supply chain ...