The key to making money from an invention is assessing your idea from a business perspective first — not after your patent issues. Is a patent only as “good” as your ability to defend it? Many people, ...

Hello everyone. Well I'm writing here asking for help. You see, I'm kinda tired of having these ideas for electronic gadgets and devices just to see other guy having the same idea years later and ...

You know that feeling when a lightbulb goes off in your head and an amazing idea just pops into existence? That's the spark every entrepreneur dreams of. Suddenly, you're imagining new gadgets, epic ...

Are you afraid of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office? I was, when I began filing patent applications in the 1990s. All I knew was that I had an invention and patenting it was going to be extremely ...

Entrepreneurs tend to have a lot of things that they want to patent, trademark, or copyright. That means going through some government bureaucracy to get things done. Is it exasperating? Yes.

Artificial intelligence has become part of everyday life, but as the technology rapidly advances, federal agencies are trying to adopt new standards for its use. One agency, the United States Patent ...

Coloradans are inventive: the state ranks in the top 10 for patents filed per capita. It’s also home to a regional US Patent and Trademark Office, one of only four outside the Washington, DC area. The ...

Cyclingnews speaks to a patent attorney and some of the bike industry's biggest brands to learn more about the complex world of patents When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Last week, we ran a post about a slightly controversial video that claimed that a particular 3D-printing slicing strategy was tied up by a patent troll. We’re absolutely not lawyers here at Hackaday, ...

Filing for a patent is like planting your flag on your idea, giving you a legal shield that prevents anyone from copying your hard work. Obtaining a patent is crucial for securing exclusive rights to ...