The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Pictured June 30, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia. Photo: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock.

“U.S. patent practitioners preparing to file in the EPO should be aware of several key considerations and potential pitfalls.” In today’s global economy, securing international patent protection is ...

Millions of patent applications for new inventions and innovations across industries are filed globally annually. To ensure that your patent stands out from the crowd and is successful, it’s important ...

Reasons for seeking foreign patent protection. Important factors to consider when selecting countries to pursue patent protection. Imagine that you have developed a groundbreaking electronic product.

“In 2018, before the coronavirus pandemic, patent application filings in the United States dropped by 1.6%. At the same time, worldwide patent application filings grew by more than 5%.” In 2020, the ...

Industrial applicability is often seen as the easiest requirement in patent applications. But is it really? Susana Rodrigues of Inventa explores. It is well known that for an invention to be ...