How do we ensure Americans get their “day in court” while also weeding out meritless lawsuits? One often-discussed way is to require the losing party to pay the winning party’s attorney fees, as is ...

In a move that goes against the norm of service and government fees increasing steadily each year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has made several fee decreases introduced as part of the ...

“Since it is the practice of some large companies to abandon applications or issued patents – sometimes in large numbers – before the first maintenance fee comes due, under the current fee schedule, ...

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Unitary Patent renewal fees will be based on those of the top four participating member states, an EPO Select Committee has decided The Select Committee of the EPO Administrative Council, which ...

Discover how a Provisional Patent Application protects your invention with the "patent pending" label and learn about its ...

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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 ...

Ericsson has just published its 2021 accounts, and the numbers shed some light on the likely Apple patent license fees – which appear significantly lower than expected. Apple appears to be risking ...

In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office John A. Squires, the ...