Discover how a Provisional Patent Application protects your invention with the "patent pending" label and learn about its ...

Here’s how to know which innovations are truly worth protecting — before putting time and money into filings that may never pay off. Startups often rush into patents — either too early or for ideas ...

Will a patent help you grow your business? It depends on who you ask, and what industry they’re in. In some situations, patents have a tremendous amount of value. In others, they don’t. There are no ...

Startups often have a great idea but there is plenty they should know before beginning the US patent process, says Reed Risenmay of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch. I love it when people ask me what I ...

Many startups push forward with a patent without assessing strategic alignment, which causes portfolios to get bloated with low-impact patents. The solution for this is patent pruning. Signs to look ...