A look at the current patent landscape in the field of robotic-assisted surgery, a rapidly growing area of medical technology. David Cohen, PhD The field of robotic-assisted surgery is growing as ...

With several proposals for patent reform on the European Union's table, it is a good time to look at the landscape and to consider the future development of biotechnology patenting in Europe. Rather ...

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 ...

Recently, Gene Quinn gave an overview of the U.S. patent process from start to finish. For many applicants, however, it’s not enough to merely protect their technology in the U.S. alone. With today’s ...

Intellectual property rights are protected in the UAE through a set of federal laws. While intellectual property consists of a broad-spectrum of rights, including trademarks, copyright, patents, ...

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 ...

<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 ...

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 ...

The applicant filed a patent application without claiming the benefit of a grace period based on the applicant’s own prior disclosure. As a result, the patent application was rejected for lack of ...