Below, CNBC Select explains the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents. Read on for more information and to ...

Citing a patent application can show a potential investor that you have inventions in the pipeline with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Alternatively, citing such applications can show a ...

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Drafting a patent application can be a daunting task, particularly when one does not have any experience drafting a patent application. While perfectly true, the previous statement seems almost ...

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.

GM has filed a patent application for a two-stroke engine valve system, which could enhance efficiency and control compared ...

“Provisional patent applications are widely touted as the go-to thing for startup companies or independent inventors, but they are always the wrong thing to do,” says Russ Krajec, CEO of BlueIron, a ...

On November 26, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a new Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted ...

On February 13, 2024, then-USPTO Director Vidal issued inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions; on November 28, 2025, new USPTO ...

Today, the CAFC issued a precedential ruling reversing the Eastern District of Texas’ denial of JMOL that Seagen’s patent ...

The Federal Circuit wiped out biotech company Seagen Inc.'s $41.8 million verdict against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and ...