eBay claimed victory in the first round of a patent re-examination that could rescue the auction giant from a costly patent infringement judgment. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday sent ...

Imagine receiving a letter from a company offering to let you license a patent covering a computer-related business method for $50,000. Should you pay it? What if the company claims that its patent ...

From the moment a new invention or technology is realized, the race to patent the invention has begun. Anyone can apply for a patent to protect their inventions, discoveries and technologies at the ...

When Argentina joined the TRIPs Agreement in 1995, the Patent Law was modified to include the minimum standards. One of the most important changes was the term for which patent protection would be ...

A U.S. government agency agreed this week to re-examine a controversial Microsoft patent on the Windows file format, following an objection from a public-interest group. The FAT file format has become ...

Generally, the Patent Exam remains as predictable as ever in terms of what the USPTO wants you to know. The USPTO concentrates on those issues that lead to loss of rights and prejudice to your ...

“With new features like excess claim fees, continued examination fees, and conditional notices of allowance, the Patent Rules amendments bring significant changes to patent prosecution in Canada.” ...