“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...

“There is a strong correlation between the value of a patent and the likelihood that the technology it describes is instantiated in real-world commercial products.” An important part of any patent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. The Federal Trade Commission and Congress are ramping up efforts ...

Q: I'm ready to step out of my basement workshop and introduce my invention to the world. Do I really need to get a patent first? A: You've designed a better mousetrap. And you're anxious to get the ...

Patents have been effectively weaponized for some time, as speculators subvert the intent of our patent system and remain one step ahead of our government. Fortunately, a solution may be at hand. The ...

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In this video interview, Sean Tu, PhD, JD, a professor of law at West Virginia University in Morgantown, discusses his recent paper in JAMA outlining the intersection of trade secret law and patent ...

Resources are limited, and getting the most value out of patent protection means using a patent budget efficiently. One way to achieve this is by employing the 80/20 rule—80% of revenue may be ...

In Korea, patent term extension (PTE) of a maximum of five years may be granted once for a patent covering a drug or agrochemical that has to obtain marketing approval after patent registration.