The National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) in China continues to clarify the guidelines for blockchain patent applications, which are set to become effective as of Feb. 1. At the end of ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking feedback on a new program that would make it less expensive to conduct patent searches. The goal of the initiative is to make it easier to ...

The use of artificial intelligence ("AI") tools in the patent application process gives rise to a vast array of risks and opportunities for intellectual property ("IP") practitioners and society at ...

Chekable Inc., a startup that’s using generative artificial intelligence to automate the patent application and search process, said today it has closed on an undisclosed investment from NEC X, the ...

A new pilot program will focus on giving faster patent processing to a select group of small businesses. Here's how it will work — and who is eligible. The government wants to speed up the patent ...

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. I still generally ...

The Patent and Utility Model Law has been overhauled to augment KIPO's moves towards a streamlined application process. Patrick YangOh Kim and Tae Jun Suh of Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu examine the ...

“When one seeks international patent rights it is typically wise to draft the application so it would be appropriate in both the United States and China [since these countries] have among the most ...

As you work with your attorney to complete a non-provisional patent application for your utility, design or asexually reproducing plant-based invention, your attorney will need to conduct a thorough ...

“Provisional patent applications are widely touted as the go-to thing for startup companies or independent inventors, but they are always the wrong thing to do,” says Russ Krajec, CEO of BlueIron, a ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PowerPatent, a leader in patent drafting and intellectual property solutions, today announced the ...