The United States Trademark and Patent Office issues patents to protect the unauthorized duplication of inventions for profit. Patents fall under design, plant or utility classifications. Inventors of ...

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An arms race in patents. A surge in high-cost patent litigation. And the emergence of unscrupulous patent trolls who use the threat of lawsuits to extort nuisance settlements. These are the costly ...

The high likelihood of utilizing another person or company’s patented technology led to an explosion of patent litigation ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patriot Scientific Corp. had spent nearly a decade trying unsuccessfully to establish a new microprocessor architecture when it decided it needed to do some soul-searching. It hit ...

“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...

It’s common that a company’s competitors release a patented product that will have a significant impact on the competitive landscape. It happens often enough that companies need to know what options ...

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