The Patent Cooperation Treaty, or the PCT as it is typically referred to, came into existence in 1970. It is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ...

“Provisional patent applications are widely touted as the go-to thing for startup companies or independent inventors, but they are always the wrong thing to do,” says Russ Krajec, CEO of BlueIron, a ...

When it comes to intellectual property, “patents” might spring to mind. A good patent can give startups a competitive edge, and once you’ve been granted one, nobody can come and mess with your ...

Prior art generally serves as evidence that an inventor or creator seeking patent safeguards has not submitted an application for work that is sufficiently new, novel and therefore eligible for legal ...

A recurring decision facing many businesses is how to best protect the technology it creates. One can always try to keep technology “secret,” but that is often not possible, particularly with methods ...

Patents protect inventors from having their inventions copied and distributed illegally for profit. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issues patents in design, plant and utility categories ...