The monopoly in a novel invention conveyed to the owner a patent is granted in exchange for inventors publicly disclosing their invention in a patent application, which the government soon publishes for all to see.  [...]

Many engineers and scientists fail to appreciate when they have conceived of a patentable invention, perhaps presuming that if they came up with the idea, someone else must have done so already.  Many believe [...]

Patents can be very important forms of intellectual property to startup companies, as well as large corporations.  However, patents are not perfect for many forms of intellectual property.  Not every invention is eligible for patenting, [...]

The term “Intellectual Property” generally refers to the value created in human inventions and mental efforts, as opposed to value created through manual labor and following the instructions of others.  Through its legal protections, intellectual [...]

___It is a well-worn phrase to say that we live and work in the information age.  To a large extent, this means that today the most valuable assets of businesses and the economic fuel [...]