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A: No. Once you create your provisional patent application, you are free to work with whomever ... and it is anticipated that for most inventions an inventor using the system for the first ...

In The Legal's Intellectual Property special section, read about artificial intelligence software in medical devices, a new ...

The constitution absolutely does not provide any guarantees to inventors about exclusive use of their inventions ... around $100 billion in a free market without patent monopolies.

On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will expedite Issue Dates for patents. This will reduce the ...

A court in Virginia has ruled that artificial intelligence cannot be credited as the inventor of a patent. However, some countries have ruled otherwise, leading to wider questions about the future ...

The rise of AI in health care presents new challenges related to the patentability and regulation of AI-driven medical ...

GM has filed a patent application for a cable-free pickup truck tailgate system. The application was assigned patent number US 2025/0043605 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...

“Last year, unitary protection… was requested for about 28,000 patents granted by the EPO, representing slightly more than 25% of all EU patents issued in 2024.” On Tuesday, the European ...

On 31 December 2024, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) adopted the "Guidelines for Patent Applications for ...