Want to protect your invention or intellectual property? The legal experts at Ballard Spahr walk you through how to apply for and obtain a patent.

Startups often rush to file patents while their product is still taking shape. The pressure can come from investor expectations or the instinct to claim a patent early. But I've seen too many ...

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office works to help underrepresented entrepreneurs The free event focused on helping under-resourced inventors gather information on how to file patents and access funding.

You know that if you want to protect the product, you should file a patent application. So, you hire a patent lawyer and file a U.S. patent application. Problem solved, right?

If your company is considering building a patent department, here are five important steps to keep in mind.

If you come to a patent attorney with a provisional that you filed pro se or used a cheap online service and ask the attorney to file the utility, you may already be behind the eight ball.

The US now has a first-to-file system, thanks to the America Invents Act. How are different parties reacting?

As patent attorney George Likourezos explains, provisional applications are useful since all patent systems are based on a first-to-file system. Patents are the best approach to protecting quantum ...

Determining where to seek patent rights is an important and expensive decision. For better or for worse, there is no such thing as a worldwide patent. Notwithstanding, there are global filing ...

Is patent litigation out of control? The answer largely depends upon your point of view and experiences, but the data suggests fewer patent lawsuits are filed than one would expect given the ...