You have a great idea, and you want to share it with your boss, your coworkers, your spouse, your patent attorney, potential investors,...

One hundred years from now, each nineteenth day of June, grandfathers may tell their grandchildren (or whatever cyborg abominations pass...

You have an issued patent on your product, now what? Perhaps you are in the works to get your product manufactured and on store shelves....

Upon filing your patent application, it is first reviewed for formalities (i.e. correct font size for reference numerals on your...

What do you do if your competitor obtains a patent that you think is invalid? Before the America Invents Act (“AIA”) went into effect,...

Upon filing a new patent application in the United States, your patent attorney may ask you if you would like the United States Patent...

On May 25, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Therasense, Inc., et al. v. Becton, Dickinson and Company, et al., which...

“Life sciences and biotechnology are widely regarded as one of the most promising frontier technologies for the coming decades.” European...

Under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) current practice, second or any subsequent actions on the merits shall be final, except...

We previously described the Patents for Humanity Pilot Program in December 2012. The winners of the Patents for Humanity Program were...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has partnered with the National Science Foundation and NBC Learn to develop a program...

On March 16, 2013, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) went into effect, rules changed, and a new era in the patent world began....

Under the America Invents Act (“AIA”), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is changing from the traditional “first to invent”...

Have you ever wondered just what kind of impact intellectual property (IP) has on your local community? How many jobs are created by IP?...

In this, the season of giving, what better gift could one give than coming up with technology to improve the lives of our fellow human...

UPDATE November 14, 2012: Congratulations to The Galley Sink for winning the TCC StartUp Cup! Posted November 8, 2012: Head, Johnson &...

The size of an entity can mean a lot! It can mean the difference between staying afloat to grow stronger or succumbing to the pressures...

On July 13, 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened a regional office in Detroit, Michigan. This is the first regional...

Everyone knows the age-old saying, “You get what you pay for.” Yet, we constantly try to trick ourselves into defying this adage and...

You have proven that your patent idea is both useful and novel, but now you must overcome the third obstacle to patentability,...