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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is finally asking the right questions. Brand pharmaceutical companies are gaming the patent system, and it’s costing us all. Fortunately, the ...

Supplement in print: Order print copies of the law in academe supplements from May 2005 and June 2004 Most scholars must produce timely research results -- otherwise they could lose financial support ...