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Want to patent your invention? Here's what you need to know.

Feb 2, 2018
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is getting six times as many applications as it did in 1980. And then there's the backlog.
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The Supreme Court rejects rule banning offensive trademarks

Jun 20, 2017
SCOTUS says it is unconstitutional to reject trademarks because they use offensive terms like racial slurs.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Patent sales can have lots of potential buyers

Jun 8, 2016
Yahoo seeks buyers for about 3,000 non-core patents.
Yahoo is looking to make over $1 billion selling thousands of patents.
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Two small TV companies join forces

Mar 24, 2016
TiVo may sell itself to Rovi
An TiVo remote circa 2007.
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Got an invention? Head to your regional patent office

Nov 30, 2015
Fighting backlog, the US Patent office hopes regional offices will cut down wait.

Ride the skies ... stacked on top of other people

Oct 9, 2015
You can't make this stuff up.

Blackberry banks on patents

Sep 25, 2015
Blackberry issues earnings on Friday. One part of its turnaround efforts: patents.

For public good, not for profit.

A conversation with director of the U.S. Patent Office

Apr 15, 2015
Intellectual property, abusive litigation, and social innovation.

Yes, the Redskins can still sell Redskins gear

Jun 18, 2014
The Patent office ruled the Redskins’ federal trademarks must be canceled, but...