A patent grants the originator of an idea or invention rights to prohibit others from profiting from his invention for 20 years from the time he applies for a utility patent and 14 years from the day ...

USPTO issues new guidelines on patenting AI-assisted inventions, reaffirming that only humans can be legal inventors.

Wondered if someone's already come up with an idea? Search it out with Patents.com, a search engine and marketplace for intellectual property. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple.

Fast cars, big houses, and life on the beach. The financial rewards for a winning idea can be substantial to the inventor. It is an easy observation; one single idea can have a major impact on the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A properly managed patent portfolio can be an organization’s most valuable asset. A robust patent portfolio can protect investments by ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Crowdfunding has become a successful way for an inventor to raise the money needed to create, manufacture and distribute a new product.

Startups often have a great idea but there is plenty they should know before beginning the US patent process, says Reed Risenmay of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch. I love it when people ask me what I ...

Across Ohio, researchers are achieving medical breakthroughs on what seems to be a monthly basis. Unfortunately, proposed legislation in Congress threatens to undermine Buckeye scientists by weakening ...

For Roxanne Russell, holding a patent is a family tradition. Her grandfather held a patent for air conditioning infrastructure and her father held one for stadium bleachers. At the time we decided to ...