New USPTO rules confirm that AI can support the invention process, but only humans can legally claim inventorship under U.S.

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, ...

You know that feeling when a lightbulb goes off in your head and an amazing idea just pops into existence? That's the spark every entrepreneur dreams of. Suddenly, you're imagining new gadgets, epic ...

When there is intellectual property to protect, entrepreneurs often think of patents. But what is a patent? How do you obtain a patent? What does the process entail and cost? This article explores ...

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.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. No matter who you talk to, most people agree: The nation’s age-old patent system needed an overhaul. But now that it’s a done deal, new ...

Counsel at Amadeus, IBM, a tech company and a bank reveal how they give themselves the best chance of getting software patent protection through better communication with engineers and storytelling ...

“It is quite likely that you, the reader, have infringed a patent today,” reads the first line of professor Janet Freilich’s recent article in the Virginia Law Review. The millions of patents active ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You have an invention idea, and you’d like to protect it. But when is the right time to patent and how do you find the right person to ...

“It is astonishing that a patent examiner would take to a public forum, disclose information relating to the application on which they are working, and confess to not wanting to issue a patent based ...

While the tech industry's elite are fighting it out with their whopper patent portfolios, a recent survey shows just how scary one lawsuit can be for a small company. Jim Kerstetter has been writing ...