Patents

The patent application process can be confusing. Find out more about the different phases of the process and what you can do to prepare for each…

The subject of plant patents may sound niche, but it affects every single one of us and the food we eat.

Protecting your invention, logo or creative work with a patent, trademark or copyright is important. But equally important is creating an IP strategy.

Patent trolls make money by buying and attempting to enforce patents, but there are ways to protect yourself.

Until you've filed your application with the US Patent & Trademark Office, you should be extra careful about who you talk to and how you share…

Patents are the building blocks of innovation. But there are a lot of things a patent can't do.

We depend on these inventions for everything from keeping our pants up to keeping us entertained.

A patent which grants ownership of an invention, but it won't pay you. There are a few ways you can generate a profit from your idea.

An invention's patent is considered personal property. Under patent law, each co-inventor named on a patent application owns that property. In the…

Regardless of what you sell, if you're an online entrepreneur with a unique method of doing business, you may be sitting on a valuable, patentable…