Sherry Knowles has a very personal interest in defending intellectual property — she believes it saved her life. Ms Knowles, herself a patent lawyer, fears that the treatment that helped her combat breast cancer, a medicine known… Read More »
The American economy’s success depends heavily on invention. Our “Innovation Economy” requires adequate incentives to invest in innovation because most invention is very risky and very expensive. A well-functioning patent system provides the necessary incentive for securing such investments, both… Read More »
Imagine that you are the founder of a small biotech company. You have spent millions of dollars and years of time developing a new diagnostic test for a blood disease. You are about to revolutionise your field…. Read More »
Throughout American history, patents have been key to making the United States the world’s leader in innovation. They have spurred the development of the telegraph, the telephone, electrical systems, automobiles, aviation, computers, smartphones, and numerous life-saving drugs…. Read More »
President Donald Trump has nominaed Andrei Iancu as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Iancu will Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property… “We congratulate Mr. Iancu on his nomination to be Director of… Read More »
CRIVITZ – Innovation is the cornerstone of our nation’s economic might. From Edison to Tesla to Jobs, American inventors have led the way on just about every technological advancement of the last 200 years. In fact, we… Read More »
Oklahoma is ranked above the national average in its share of employment in patent-intensive industries. In addition, for calendar years 2010 through 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued more than 3,000 patents to inventor-applicants in… Read More »
Patents are property rights secured to inventors of new products or services, such as the software and other high-tech innovations in our laptops and smart phones, the life-saving medicines prescribed by our doctors, and the new mechanical… Read More »
The U.S. Patent system has been under attack for over 12 years and the resultant damage is extensive. The U.S. patent system has fallen behind much of the world and the eroded value of patents has reached… Read More »
Should anyone doubt that we are living through a unique moment in New York’s economic development, take a look at the proliferation of exciting young companies transforming formerly underused warehouse and office spaces into thriving startup incubators… Read More »
