When developing breakthrough technology, startups face a critical decision: pursue patent protection or maintain trade secrets. The choice depends on your technology's detectability and vulnerability ...

Recent patent cases have made it more difficult to obtain utility patent protection for some of the functional aspects of computer software. One way to, at least partially, overcome this is to ...

“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 ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ludi Akue discusses how the tech sector’s ...

When reality television and entrepreneurship intertwine, shows like ‘Shark Tank’ and the UK’s equivalent ‘Dragons’ Den’ come to mind. Both programs involve aspiring entrepreneurs pitching (hopefully) ...

IN THE MID-1990s, James A. Thomson of the University of Wisconsin helped launch the field of regenerative medicine by isolating embryonic stem cells and perfecting methods for self-perpetuating them ...

A registered community design, often referred to as an "RCD," is the European equivalent to a U.S. design patent. Similar to a U.S. design patent, an RCD only protects the ornamental or outward ...

Years before semaglutide became a blockbuster drug for Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharma giant had the chance to maintain its patent in Canada but didn’t pay a small fee to do so, according to a recent ...

AMHERST, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OrthoLite®, the global leader in comfort and performance footwear insoles, announces that its patent protection has been extended for the speckled appearance of its ...