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Getting protection through a patent can be an important part of business, but that doesn’t mean they’re invincible. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can give patents, and with proper reason, they can also take patents away. One of the most common reasons...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released an updated toolkit to aid you in navigating China’s intellectual property (IP) laws. The newly published guidance comes at the heels of changes the international power made in the wake of an agreement with the...
Patents have long offered protections for inventors and innovators across the country. That long tradition has reached another large milestone, a mark that reveals how fast patent applications are growing. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent...
Unique challenges come with shifting to remote work, and a newly published patent from Microsoft could be the next step in understanding what makes workers tick. The company’s design collects data from every corner of a user’s working world to better predict and...
Defending trademarks can be an important part of business, but it’s also essential to know how far to go. Arching past sensible boundaries could mean unnecessary costs and long-lasting reputational damage. Duke University has been branded a “trademark bully” by two of...
Patents can allow you to make profits to reward your innovation, but they can also give you the ability to leverage your position. Huawei announced it will charge up to $2.50 in royalties for each smartphone using network patents that it controls, coming in lower than...
Symbols and designs can find solace in United States trademark laws, but new evolutions in assigning value may push ownership boundaries. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are taking the internet by storm, netting values into the millions. But their new take on tagging...
You can show advancements in technology through patent drawings, one piece of fruit at a time. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a patent on using a camera to read position and motion to turn everyday objects into controllers. To illustrate the variety...
An essential part of applying for a patent is finding if the process is already on the books. You may think you’ve got your own unique idea until a patent owner comes out of the blue. A Texas jury decided that Intel Corporation owes VLSI Technology, Inc. a little over...
While an application needs grounding in reality, the ideas behind them can be unproven. As some high-profile patents from the government show, just because an innovation is currently fiction doesn’t disqualify potential applications. The U.S. Navy has a slew of...
