A: Patent law allows you to patent an invention, machine, process, plant or design. Once (or if) you have determined that your device can be protected by a patent, you will then decide what type of ...

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has opened up exciting possibilities for innovation, but also uncertainty around who gets credit for inventions developed with the assistance of an AI ...

In Singapore, a patent application can claim either a single invention or a group of inventions that are linked to form a single inventive concept. This unity of invention convention is also present ...

Rainer Osterwalder from the European Patent Office explains what patents protect, when to file, and how the European process works.

The key to making money from an invention is assessing your idea from a business perspective first — not after your patent issues. Is a patent only as “good” as your ability to defend it? Many people, ...

You have a great idea for a new product. You’re excited because it’s very unique and different. There’s nothing like it. You know everyone is going to want one. When you share your idea with your ...