History has proven that innovation comes from everywhere, not just the leading businesses. But patents no longer provide the right exclude others from practicing an
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6 Creative Ways to Inspire Students to Learn More About Intellectual Property
Invention and creative expression are a journey, not a one-step process accompanied by a flash of light. Simplifying the invention process for students can help
A Lone J&J Inventor is Responsible for $14 Billion of Value, Says Analysis Startup PatentVector
Frederick Shelton IV, arguably the most prolific and financially successful inventors ever, is a Johnson & Johnson medical device innovator unknown to pretty much everyone
Serial Inventor Says Get the Right Advice From a Patent Attorney Who Understands Your Invention
“If you’ve got really good ideas, you have to be a good salesman,” says Lemelson-MIT prize winning inventor Woody Norris. Some inventors achieve limited success,
Beijing says that Public awareness of IP Strategy has grown from 3.7% to 86.3%
Awareness of intellectual property rights in the Chinese society has improved dramatically, the director of CNIPA told an audience of journalists earlier this year in
‘Blackbeard’ Returns: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Allows States to act as copyright pirates; vendors beware
A recent United States Supreme Court ruling involving a video about diving for sunken treasure that depicted the recovery of artifacts from Blackbeard’s 18th century
Apple is granted patent on invention that eliminates driver ‘blind spots’; auto market entry speculated
Apple Inc. was recently granted a patent on an invention designed to eliminate driver blind spots. At least one publication reported that it could signal
It’s alive! If AI machines can invent should they be able to own patents, too?
Bots have rights, too – or do they? Does an inventor have to be human to receive a patent? IP systems are angsting over how
Inventor who said $17M is the real cost of obtaining his patent, wins $24.5M suit
How much does it cost to obtain and use a U.S. patent? The depends who you ask. The price to obtain an invention right can
‘Too sexy’ to be taken seriously: movie star’s invention story is a lesson for both men and women
In the 1930s she was called “the most beautiful woman in the world,” but screen star Hedy Lamarr was obsessed with how things worked. An
“What kind of man owns his own computer?” Ben Franklin knows
Invention is about the future. Looking back at the technology and images that defined us can provide an idea of where we are headed. A
Philanthropist & patent licensing pioneer, Eugene Lang, dead at 98
One of America’s most successful and charitable patent licensing strategists passed away last week. Eugene M. Lang, describe as “an American folk hero” for his