Over his career Thomas Edison garnered more U.S. patents than anyone in his time. Edison profited from his patents, but he was also exposed to the dark side of the patent system. He had to contend ...

Patent budgets are shrinking, expectations are rising, and nobdy seems willing to admit what that combination actually means.

Ways to make a better patent system is a common theme at IPWatchdog, and we are going to get even more seriously involved in that discussion over the next year as we try to bring thought leaders ...

General Motors has just been granted a patent for a system that can enable older cars to be retrofitted with autonomous/self-driving technology, GM Authority has discovered via documents in the United ...

Since its creation more than 200 years ago, the U.S. patent system has played an important role in stimulating technological innovation by providing legal protection to inventions of every description ...

As an inventor holding over 100 U.S. patents – including the Super Soaker water gun, Nerf dart guns, clean energy technologies and many more – I know firsthand the vital role that patents play in ...

Microsoft filed patents for an Xbox help system that could summon human or AI “helpers” to take over tough parts.

The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In response to weaknesses including questionable patent quality, rising transaction costs, ...