“Intellectual property” refers to a category of intangible property that derives from the work of the mind or intellect, such as an idea, process, creative work, symbol or name used in commerce. Even ...

A look at the current patent landscape in the field of robotic-assisted surgery, a rapidly growing area of medical technology. David Cohen, PhD The field of robotic-assisted surgery is growing as ...

The definition of a utility patent is a patent that covers “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.”[i] Utility patents ...

This is part 1 of a 6-part series on our 2016 Patent Market Report. While 2016 may have seemed like a tough year for the patent market – with dropping sales, decreasing prices, and the effects of ...

“While patent filings are greatly increasing in a number of tech industries, filings are plateaued or falling in others. This difference may be partly explained by allowance-rate distinctions.” This ...

<a href="http://www.inovia.com"><u>inovia</u></a> provides a complete guide to filing patent applications using the PCT An overview of the PCT national stage entry ...

When an employee conceives of a new innovation, a business is often confronted with a difficult decision — whether to apply for patent protection on the innovation or whether to keep the innovation ...

The applicant filed a patent application without claiming the benefit of a grace period based on the applicant’s own prior disclosure. As a result, the patent application was rejected for lack of ...

An analysis of Software as a Service (SaaS) patenting in the US Patent and Trademark Office, including the challenges in patenting SaaS, strategic considerations, and guidance on drafting claims and ...