Searching through patent data can be a tedious and time-consuming chore. Once you have the data, what are the best ways to use it? Whether you are a corporate IP …
Why Non-Patent Literature is Important to Your IP Strategy
Non-patent literature – or technical literature – is vital to supporting novelty claims on the path to patenting. Do you know what else it can do for your IP strategy?
5 April Fool’s Day Inventions from Serious Authorities
“Consider the source,” they say. “Only trust information from reliable experts,” they say. So, of course, we do. But there is one day when we need to take a second …
3 Tips for Researching a Competitor’s Patent Portfolio
When you were a kid and you decided to search for buried treasure in your backyard, did you find a gardening trowel and dig a small hole, straight down? No. …
5 Reasons You Need to Perform a Patentability Search
Do you really need to do a patentability search? YES! Here’s why… Pursuing a patent for an idea is an expensive endeavor, costing tens of thousands of dollars – and …
What is Your Patent Worth?
By William Fowlkes, IP.com, Vice President, Analytics and Workflow Solutions “How do you determine what a patent is worth?” This is a common question among patent owners and is not easy to …
An Invention We’ve Lost Our Taste For: Trans Fats
Well, we still love the taste of those golden fresh french fries, perfect pies made with flaky crusts, and crispy pizzas. It’s all delicious, even nostalgic. Yet, if there is …
Does Gender Disparity Weaken US Innovation?
In the global contest to be innovation leaders, the United States, “cannot compete with one hand tied behind our backs. We need… all hands on deck… We cannot leave behind …
Hot IP Topics & Trends from AUTM 2019
From the 10th to 13th of February 2019, innovation-minded people gathered for the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) (#AUTM) Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Research, IP, and legal professionals …
SCOTUS Decision Removes Ambiguity Around “Secret Sale”
In a notable decision on January 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States reinforced the pre-AIA interpretation of “on sale” language and held that a “secret sale” could …