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Suppose a newly hired engineer on your team sketches a promising new concept for a health monitor in a notebook. Excited by the idea, you loop in marketing, and soon, your company is promoting the ...

Your technology is hot, and you have great write-ups, a pitch deck, maybe even a proof of concept. After a couple of weeks, you have a complete draft patent application ready. Now what? Many startup ...

Will a patent help you grow your business? It depends on who you ask, and what industry they’re in. In some situations, patents have a tremendous amount of value. In others, they don’t. There are no ...

You have a great idea for a new product. You’re excited because it’s very unique and different. There’s nothing like it. You know everyone is going to want one. When you share your idea with your ...

The key to making money from an invention is assessing your idea from a business perspective first — not after your patent issues. Is a patent only as “good” as your ability to defend it? Many people, ...

Despite the recent flip in congressional control, patent reform is expected to remain high on the agenda of the 110th Congress. Major patent reform features included in the previous Congress's bills ...