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, ...

Entrepreneurs tend to have a lot of things that they want to patent, trademark, or copyright. That means going through some government bureaucracy to get things done. Is it exasperating? Yes.

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 ...

While planning a road trip earlier this year, I discovered that there is a museum that houses old patent models in Wilmington ...

Coloradans are inventive: the state ranks in the top 10 for patents filed per capita. It’s also home to a regional US Patent and Trademark Office, one of only four outside the Washington, DC area. The ...

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 ...