Software patents continue to be a highly debated topic in the tech world, with some entrepreneurs viewing them as expensive roadblocks to innovation. Others see them as an important part of ...

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Editor’s note: Brad Woodcox is a technical specialist focusing on startup development for Novak Druce + Quigg, an intellectual property super boutique law firm. Follow him on Google+ and Twitter.

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 ...

Intellectual property can be a key business asset for any entity that can provide significant commercial value. For most entities involved in the chemical art, patents can help provide protection for ...

WASHINGTON -- The future of business and software patents hung in the balance Monday inside a Supreme Court chamber packed with lawyers who may be affected by the outcome, but the justices appeared to ...

In Sawstop Holding LLC v. Vidal, the Federal Circuit upheld the USPTO’s interpretation of the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) statute that limits the availability of PTA for time spent appealing an ...

Three Apple patents in addition to those already covered have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each. Patent number 7792881 is for a method and apparatus for ...

The Master is a patent examiner with a low grant rate but who is also exceptionally good at his or her job. Masters are able to find good prior art for just about every patent application that comes ...

Swipe to unlock could be a thing of the past for next-gen iOS devices. Like current Galaxy Nexus users, iOS users could soon be using facial recognition technology to lock or unlock their iDevices. As ...