An underhanded tactic used for some time by shady Amazon sellers has been to file a bogus patent infringement claim against another seller, taking them out of action for several weeks or months while ...

A utility product patent protects how a product is used, made, its function or structure. A utility process patent protects the inventive method of use or operation. Patents are territorial, meaning a ...

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 ...

On May 3, 2018, Nike sued Puma alleging infringement of seven utility patents related to its Flyknit, Air, and cleat assembly technologies 1. In its complaint, Nike asserts that it has been “investing ...

“The notion of patent-eligible subject matter applies only to utility patents. As a result, the enforcement of design patents avoids this potential area of dispute and attendant risk of invalidation, ...

The USPTO issued new guidelines for determining obviousness in utility patent applications in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in KSR v. Teleflex. In it's announcement, the office also ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utility Associates, Inc., the industry leader in First Responder wireless connectivity solutions, announced today it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Digital ...

A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by the United States Patent Office. The right conferred by the patent grant is, in the language of the statute and of ...

Engineers are well trained to be inventors, but most lack the legal know-how to be experts at getting patents on their inventions. Should they get a utility patent or a provisional one? How about a ...

Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked among the top 50 universities for the number of utility patents issued in 2014, according to the report on the top 100 worldwide ...

This piece examines how utility models can offer MSMEs a faster and cheaper alternative to patents for protecting incremental innovations. It highlights why such a system could boost competitiveness ...