The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is exploring the idea of using artificial intelligence to improve searches for “prior art” during the patent process, according to a public solicitation. “However, ...

Understand how patents work, including how they protect inventions, along with the different types available, and their implications for inventors and businesses.

The previous piece in this series identified tactics used by brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers to extend their market ...

On May 21, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued its 11 millionth patent, which was directed to a method of delivering, positioning and/or repositioning a collapsible and expandable stent in a ...

Five years ago this month, the first “inter partes review” began, a process laid out in the America Invents Act, which was passed in 2011. In a piece of legislation that was timid in its scope, the ...

When there is intellectual property to protect, entrepreneurs often think of patents. But what is a patent? How do you obtain a patent? What does the process entail and cost? This article explores ...

There’s an apocryphal story of Christopher Columbus making an egg stand on its end after a hearty meal, showing that what seemed impossible was actually 'common sense' once demonstrated. Today, a ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Aug 4, 2015 at 11:22 ...

A new website called Peer-to-Patent intends to harness the power of online collaboration to streamline patent review. By creating a community around each application, the site facilitates public ...

You've just invented the greatest product known to mankind—or at least you think so. And you know that you must quickly protect this brilliant idea with a patent because someone will surely steal it ...

Government policy regarding patents is based upon the belief that no one would invent anything without some monopoly privileges. There is good reason to ...