Understand how patents work, including how they protect inventions, along with the different types available, and their implications for inventors and businesses.

Victor L. Van de Wiele ([email protected]), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. Andrew W. Torrance, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Aaron S. Kesselheim, ...

The justices are set to hear Hikma v. Amarin, a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the ...

Patents do expire, but smart companies do not rely on a single filing to stay protected. Here's what you need to know.

The blockchain industry has witnessed remarkable growth and innovation in recent years, revolutionizing various sectors with its decentralized and transparent nature. However, amid this rapid ...

SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced ...

Improperly issued drug patents can and do delay the entry of generic drugs. Indeed, a key strategy of brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers is to obtain patents not just for active ingredients, but ...

Top inventors in the U.S. and the world hold thousands of patents apiece. Shunpei Yamazaki leads the pack with a Guinness ...

Update (Oct 7, 2014): It looks like patents are often useless for big companies, too. See the linked article on the wasteful smart phone patent litigation. A widespread meme in the tech community ...

Nio rejects claim it is infringing on intellectual property of Charge Peak, which acquired patents after pioneering Israeli ...

If a patent has been abandoned, you won't have to pay licensing fees or negotiate for the rights to make the product. Discovering if a patent is abandoned is fairly simple and requires only a little ...

It took seven years, but the battle over phone patents waged between Apple and Samsung is finally over. The two big phone makers have been fighting over key components of their devices – from wireless ...