Discover how a Provisional Patent Application protects your invention with the "patent pending" label and learn about its benefits, limitations, and filing process with the USPTO.

May 16, 2025 - In 2011, the America Invents Act (AIA) created a system by which litigation defendants, special-interest groups, or any member of the public could challenge the validity of an issued ...

When someone creates a US patent, they go through a review process to stop the most blatant copies from previous patents or pre-existing work. After this, you may still have bad patents get through, ...

Being able to own what you create has helped make the United States the global leader in innovation and entrepreneurship. As the federal agency tasked with managing our intellectual property system, ...

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) +10.2% pre-market Monday after saying it was awarded a patent for its ethanol-to-olefins process from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Gevo (GEVO) said its process is designed ...

“The Federal Circuit… ruled that such a due process violation could only be asserted by whoever claimed to be the true [patent owner].” Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ...