In January 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a broad set of fee increases and structural adjustments intended to address rising operational costs and encourage ...

The WSJ reports the Trump administration wants to charge patent holders 1% to 5% of their patent’s value to maintain the patent after grant. If implemented, this would mark a dramatic departure from ...

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

News of the initiative was reported this week by the Wall Street Journal. The paper described the measure as one of the ways the Trump administration is looking to reduce budget deficits by increasing ...

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 ...

Peter C. Schechter of Edwards Wildman Palmer discusses patent local rules, which should foster early settlement before the vast bulk of discovery expenses are incurred and prevent the "moving target" ...

Brand pharmaceutical companies are gaming the patent system, and it’s costing us all. Fortunately, the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Kathi Vidal, seems poised to tackle what others ...

With more patents issuing than ever before, there is a greater likelihood that your company will become a party to patent litigation. It is important, therefore, to familiarise yourself with the basic ...

Whether to obtain patent coverage outside the home market is an important question for medical device developers to consider. A company might choose to patent an invention outside its home nation for ...

Patents can be a hidden cost trap for startups. While they seem like a one-time expense, the reality is different. Filing is just the beginning. A single U.S. patent can exceed $50,000 over its ...

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