Stephen Diego Frausto, Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D. In a recent press release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, starting on April 18, 2023, the Office would begin issuing ...

Inventions can be extremely valuable, yet it is impossible, and in most cases premature, to apply for a patent the moment it is conceived. For example, time may be required to develop the nascent ...

D P Vaidya, Konpal Rae and Rahul Sharma of Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan argue that more clarity is needed on the patentability of software-related products Software-related inventions have been the ...

Each new startup begins with an idea — but what is the best way to protect that idea? For many mechanical and medical device startups, that idea may be protected using patents. But where do you start?

“A patent filing strategy for product X should start with analyzing its EBIT/operating income contribution on a country-by-country basis, not by using more ad hoc criteria such as revenue or ...