“Starting the patent process on a limited budget doesn’t mean you can’t or won’t succeed, it means you are being responsible. Of course, your budget must be realistic—you cannot expect highly ...

Brent Fairbanks is a Primary Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with a focus on data processing of sensor measurements. He serves as an Assistant Outreach ...

“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 ...

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Before taking any other steps, it is always a good idea to understand the intellectual property landscape surrounding the particular technology area of your invention. Searching public databases of ...

Speed to market is paramount today. Whether you are a creative person, inventor, entrepreneur, startup, medium-sized enterprise, or Fortune 500 company, there’s no doubt that filing intellectual ...

While the United States is alternately lauded and slammed for its characteristic unilateralism, in at least one area — intellectual property (IP) policy — the US is no longer alone, as Israel has ...