The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released its long-anticipated final rule on patent fee adjustments (“Final Rule”). Set to take effect January 19, 2025, these changes ...

Patents bleed cash if you’re not careful. Smart innovation managers patent what matters, cut deadweight and use data, not gut, to save big. Startups should avoid both over-patenting and ...

On Jan. 25, 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to set forth its proposal to implement the supplemental examination provisions of the America ...

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U.S. patents are currently subject to maintenance fees paid to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years from the date of grant to keep the patent live. The maintenance ...

Patent thickets extend market exclusivity, delaying generic competition and increasing drug costs, with $3.5 billion in excess spending identified for four drugs over two years. The study found that ...

Why do Americans pay so much more for common medications than people in other countries? Why does an inhaler that costs $7 in France cost almost $500 in the United States? These are just a few of the ...

“By filing for a patent in France, the client has more visibility on the patentability of their invention in the European zone and can act accordingly to maximize their chances of obtaining patent ...

The European Commission's research and innovation directorate has invited tenders for a study on "patent costs and impact on innovation: international comparison and analysis of the impact on the ...

EPO President Benoît Battistelli sat down with Managing IP's James Nurton during the AIPPI World IP Congress in Toronto last month. During a wide-ranging discussion, he was asked about the UP and UPC.