Drafting a patent application is not as easy as many think. Indeed, drafting a patent application is quite difficult. Once you have obtained years of patent experience it is easy enough to look at ...

Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most important assets many technology companies will ever own. Patents are a key part of a company’s IP portfolio. Investors often view a company’s patent ...

In preparing a patent application, one of the basic questions to be addressed is the type of application to file. Applicants are faced with the choice of filing a non-provisional application, a ...

Anyone who has had an idea has worried it’s going to be stolen from them. I remember exactly how fearful I felt when I had my big idea nearly 25 years ago. If you’re in the same boat now, breathe.

Filing a patent application is one of the most important steps an inventor can take. It protects your priority rights, signals credibility to investors, and can form the foundation of a business. But ...

The cost for a typical US patent, from start to finish, is between $10,000 and $40,000, and generally takes 2-7 years. Currently, the published average time from filing to grant is about 3 1/2 years.

While the primary audience for Patents 101 is attorneys without significant experience with patent law, we hope this presentation can be enjoyed (inasmuch as anyone can “enjoy” patent law) by IP ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. This article is more than 6 years old. Tomorrow will mark the end of National Small Business Week. Small businesses often believe ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Anyone who has had an idea has worried it’s going to be stolen from them. I remember exactly how fearful I felt when I had my big idea ...