As you work with your attorney to complete a non-provisional patent application for your utility, design or asexually reproducing plant-based invention, your attorney will need to conduct a thorough ...

You have an amazing, earth-shattering idea; an ingenious way to solve an old problem, or a groundbreaking new technology. Of course, you can’t patent an idea. But as soon as you’ve fleshed it out to ...

Inventors will frequently ask why they need to spend the money on a US patent search, and all too frequently believe patent searches are unnecessary. There are various iterations of this question, ...

Over the years, I have heard countless inventors pitch their product as the new/novel/one-of-a-kind/never-before-invented solution “everyone needs,” but only if ...

Google Patent Search now includes the full database of European patents, as well as a new prior art finder. Google Patent Search now includes the full database of European patents, as well as a new ...

I frequently get questions about patent searches from independent inventors, and one of the most common questions relates to timing. They ask: “When should I do a patent search?” A reasonable question ...

Google makes it easier for users to find patents with the new Patent Search. Mostly because of Google's efforts behind the PTO’s Patent Quality Initiative. Google announced they have upgraded the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ding! The light bulb goes off. Or maybe it’s been burning in the back of your brain for years. You have an incredible idea for an ...

Google has been a significant player in many facets of the patent world — as a creator, critic, litigator, buyer and big data indexer. Today, it’s taking the wraps off a product that is its flagship ...

As the scourge of patent trolls continues to take its toll on technology innovators, some, like Rackspace and now FindTheBest CEO Kevin O’Connor, are fighting back with lawsuits of their own. Google ...