When an employee conceives of a new innovation, a business is often confronted with a difficult decision — whether to apply for patent protection on the innovation or whether to keep the innovation ...

“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 ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we will explore the age-old question about whether it is best to keep an innovation as a trade secret or if it makes sense to seek patent protection. And while this ...

When a big pharma company loses patent protection on a hit drug, it can blow a hole in the company's top line. Just ask investors in Pfizer, sales of whose megablockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor ...

Intellectual property protection is an important consideration for most startups. Obtaining intellectual property protection, such as patents, can minimize competition and act as a defensive mechanism ...

Investing.com -- AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) stock rose over 3% after the company announced it has settled litigation with all generic manufacturers that filed applications for generic versions of its RINVOQ ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Why would a cell phone company patent an idea to prevent cell phone usage? Verizon Communications submitted a Patent Application last month, which is entitled System and Method ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There was a time when inventors did not have to worry about protecting intellectual property outside their country, largely because ...

The recent wave of attention to patent litigation has focused on struggles between technology giants, like Apple and Google, but the problems with our patent system, which are profound, are not ...