Patent Law

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...

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...

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...

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...

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel for every patent. Improvement could be more than enough to keep the flow of applications going. And Apple is looking to do just that with a new patent that addresses the frailty of their charging cable. Their idea for cords with...

A special patent is not a distinction of worth. Rather, it’s a signal that certain circumstances may exist for the investors, allowing the patent to gain examination before others that are pending. It takes the average patent application a little over 15 months before...

You could enjoy a large amount of value with patents, though litigation may be a frequent stop along the way. Gaining the upper hand in patent disputes could be all the leverage you need, especially as the number of cases continues to rise. Patent litigation can hold...