You've just invented the greatest product known to mankind—or at least you think so. And you know that you must quickly protect this brilliant idea with a patent because someone will surely steal it ...

Biotech inventors and patent practitioners alike need to be aware of new interpretations of what is considered patentable, and draft claims that extend beyond biological principles. Biotech is ...

As the completed sequence of the human genome flows into public databases, those hoping to stake a primary claim on a DNA sequence will already have their patent application in queue at the United ...

Jean-Paul Wagner and Tiago Leal of Ipsilon Luxembourg explore recent judicial advancements and global trends shaping the future of AI innovation, and how to turn informed intellectual property strateg ...

In a relief to startups engaged in innovation, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks in India issued orders last Friday rejecting software patents in computer-related inventions ...

Stanford University law professor Mark Lemley asserts that nanotechnology “is the first new field in a century in which people started patenting the basic ideas at the outset.” In contrast to most ...

"'In re Cellect' and the USPTO's proposed rule have the potential to fundamentally affect patent practice, particularly in the realm of terminal disclaimers filed to overcome ODP rejections," write ...

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is fueling a surge in global patent filings for AI-related innovations, but differences in national patent laws and examination ...

Control and ownership of nanotechnology is a vital issue for all governments and civil society because nanomaterials and processes can be applied to virtually any manufactured good across all industry ...

“We might never get to [patenting] advanced machines if we do not patent machine learning processes.” The idea of patented inventions brings to mind machines fully realized – flying contraptions and ...

The use of microorganisms in human industry is ancient, but has increased markedly in recent years. The modern recognition of the role of microbial communities in the human body has intensified ...