The definition of a utility patent is a patent that covers “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.”[i] Utility patents ...

Canada’s Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) system came into force on January 1, 2025. PTA is only potentially available for ...

This is part 1 of a 6-part series on our 2016 Patent Market Report. While 2016 may have seemed like a tough year for the patent market – with dropping sales, decreasing prices, and the effects of ...

“While patent filings are greatly increasing in a number of tech industries, filings are plateaued or falling in others. This difference may be partly explained by allowance-rate distinctions.” This ...

<a href="http://www.inovia.com"><u>inovia</u></a> provides a complete guide to filing patent applications using the PCT An overview of the PCT national stage entry ...

An analysis of Software as a Service (SaaS) patenting in the US Patent and Trademark Office, including the challenges in patenting SaaS, strategic considerations, and guidance on drafting claims and ...

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 ...