The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released its long-anticipated final rule on patent fee adjustments (“Final Rule”). Set to take effect January 19, 2025, these changes ...

Patents bleed cash if you’re not careful. Smart innovation managers patent what matters, cut deadweight and use data, not gut, to save big. Startups should avoid both over-patenting and ...

On Jan. 25, 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to set forth its proposal to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the America ...

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 number of the proposed fee increases in the USPTO’s April 2024 NPRM likely would not have passed scrutiny under Loper Bright, so we appreciate the USPTO’s compromise approach.” – Sherry Knowles The ...

Patent thickets extend market exclusivity, delaying generic competition and increasing drug costs, with $3.5 billion in excess spending identified for four drugs over two years. The study found that ...

Why do Americans pay so much more for common medications than people in other countries? Why does an inhaler that costs $7 in France cost almost $500 in the United States? These are just a few of the ...

Here are some of the biggest patent myths founders believe — and a practical, startup-friendly IP strategy tied to business ...

“By filing for a patent in France, the client has more visibility on the patentability of their invention in the European zone and can act accordingly to maximize their chances of obtaining patent ...

Last month we told you about an Idaho statutethat directly limits the ability of a U.S. patent owner to access Federal court ...