In the early 1800s, the U.S. patent office was housed at a converted hotel in Washington, D.C., and when applications were approved, a clerk would ride the agency's pony across town to get the ...

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 ...

Don’t worry, humans—artificial intelligence systems aren’t taking over the world yet. They can’t even appear as inventors on U.S. patents. U.S. federal judge Leonie Brikema ruled this week that an AI ...

In November, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of KSR v. Teleflex. The case presents the High Court with an opportunity to put a damper on abuse of the patent system, reducing a ...

Historically, patents have helped level the playing field for independent inventors. Today, that’s become significantly more difficult. As Drew Johnson, former national director of Protect Internet ...

The CAFC on Tuesday affirmed a district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of SC Johnson & Son ...

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The Delhi High Court has upheld a 2019 order of the Patent Office rejecting a patent application filed by Swedish telecom major Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson for a data security invention.

Learn about letters patent, an official document granting exclusive rights or titles, its legal implications, and how it shapes inventions and titles globally.