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“Unfortunately, the additional fees may induce a chilling effect on filing continuing applications. [But] by understanding the new fee structure and adjusting their filing practices accordingly, ...

Canada recently introduced patent rules related to excess claim fees and continued examination fees that have the potential to complicate conventional approaches to filing divisional patent ...

The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in ...

A plan to charge patent filers between 1 and 5 percent of the estimated value of their intellectual property or products could jack up company expenses, particularly in the tech sector. Countless ...

Patents can be a hidden cost trap for startups. While they seem like a one-time expense, the reality is different. Filing is just the beginning. A single U.S. patent can exceed $50,000 over its ...

September 28, 2023 - The post-America Invents Act (AIA) landscape has fundamentally changed how inventors with patents can challenge later-filed patents with overlapping or similar claims as their own ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In today’s world, intellectual property is often considered a lofty expenditure in an annual budget, one perhaps beyond the reach of a ...