Do you have an invention ready in hand but are not able to file a patent? How will you protect it from being disclosed if you intend to eventually file a...

You cannot expect anyone to sell against their own vested interests with enthusiasm.  Any person who makes a living solving problems has a vested interest in the continued existence of those...

I have often compared patents to castles when discussing high stakes invalidation exercises.  Some are inherently stronger than others, but given enough resources, none of them are invulnerable.  Castles, like patents,...

Ok, I get it that lobbying can be an important part of an overall strategy and so hats off to those who have created some fog around a seemingly broken patent...

Eddy Ventose’s ‘Medical Patent Law – The Challenges of Medical Treatment’ explores the medical treatment exclusion to patentability; when and why it came into being;  how it has developed in the...

So what is the best strategy for patenting in China?  I recently gave my “10 Ways to Improve and IP Strategy” talk at IQPC in Florida, and a general consensus among...

I’ve just finished reading the book ‘Don’t file a patent’ by John Smith and want to share with you some thoughts. Although, in my opinion, the author is presenting a sketchy...

If you encountered an alien from another world and wanted him to understand the concept of what a word is, chances are you would put words (and their object or idea...

Guest post by Marc Kaufman Determination of the quantitative value of patents has been elusive.  Complex statistical analysis and accounting methods have been applied to patents in an effort to ascribe...

Welcome to the IP Think Tank podcast for Thursday 4 November 2010. In this show Duncan is joined by Kim Chotkowski, Stan Abrams and Robert Cantrell to discuss: China innovation and...