“If users do not understand the principles of patent searching, and simply hand over the technical text to ChatGPT for the construction of search formulas without analyzing the technical contents, the ...

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 ...

You have an amazing, earth-shattering idea; an ingenious way to solve an old problem, or a groundbreaking new technology. Of course, you can’t patent an idea. But as soon as you’ve fleshed it out to ...

With an ever-increasing amount of information available, efficient patent searching is vital for businesses and researchers. This article, originally published by CAS, outlines five essential ...

Inventors will frequently ask why they need to spend the money on a US patent search, and all too frequently believe patent searches are unnecessary. There are various iterations of this question, ...

More comprehensive records will be available to international patent searchers with the unveiling this year of a major overhaul to the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which more than ...

Before you spend a lot of time an energy creating the next big thing, use a patent search to make sure it hasn’t already been done. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The ...

Patents are valuable resources for researchers, especially in the sciences and engineering field. Tailored for novice patent searchers, this virtual workshop will provide an introduction to patents ...

The four biggest providers of patent search systems are constantly updating their functionality. Christopher Jagalla highlights changes in the two years since the last Managing IP survey Prior art ...

Jeffrey Proehl is a registered patent attorney with Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C. in Sioux Falls. Patent searches may be performed for a number of purposes, but there are two primary types of ...

So, you have developed a new product that has a unique look or appearance. You now wish to keep others from copying your unique creation. A utility patent would allow you to protect the functional ...