Claiming Metabolites: Federal Circuit Poses New Challenges to Patent Applicants

Electronic and Software Patents

Avoiding Infringement Problems
Utility patents cover how products are made, work, or are used. Their owners can stop the unauthorized practice of their inventions for up to twenty years from filing. Design patents last fourteen years....

10 Tips for Inventors

Nondisclosure Agreements
A nondisclosure agreement is a contract in which the parties promise to protect the confidentiality of secret information that is disclosed during employment or another type of business transaction....