Patent portfolios are frequently discussed in terms of size, technological breadth, or litigation potential. Those characteristics may be easy to measure, but they are not what determines whether a ...

From setting a clear overall strategy to drafting high-quality claims, Christopher Wheeler and Gerald Murphy of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch explain how to reduce patent prosecution expenditure and ...

I talk to founders every week who tell me patents aren't their priority now. They're focused on building products, shipping them to customers and pitching investors. Many assume IP protection can wait ...

Patent thickets extend market exclusivity, delaying generic competition and increasing drug costs, with $3.5 billion in excess spending identified for four drugs over two years. The study found that ...

“Before filing, every inventor should pause and ask these seven questions. Doing so doesn’t just improve your odds of getting a patent granted, but it also strengthens your ability to enforce, license ...