So you have an idea and want to file a patent application? There are a number of things that you need to know about the invention and patent process that can help you focus your efforts and know what ...

You may have spent time drafting (or having your lawyers draft) enforceable restrictive covenants to protect your company's confidential and proprietary information, goodwill, and customer ...

On February 28, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in a dispute between Stanford University and the pharmaceutical giant Roche about the effects of an inadvertently-granted patent ...

Patents and patent applications are frequently assigned from one entity to another, for example between inventors and their employers or between companies seeking to collaborate on a project. Like any ...

So you have an idea and want to file a patent application? Whether you are going to attempt to pursue your patent dreams on your own without the help of a patent practitioner, or whether you will hire ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This piece was co-written by Boston area intellectual property lawyer Thomas McNulty. Patents and patent applications are frequently ...