Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to picture, right? We enjoy the comforts and conveniences of today thanks to the ...

It has been over three years since the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act was signed into law by President Obama, and just over eighteen months since the effective date of the first-inventor-to-file ...

There are many black inventors that have successfully had an impact on our lives and which you may not have known about! Here are just a few of the many successful black inventors and their incredible ...

On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a patent in the United States. (It was for her technique of weaving straw with silk.) Of course, women inventors existed before this time, ...

In a guest post to the Managing IP blog, Michele C Bosch and Anthony J Lombardi of Finnegan in Washington DC and Reston VA respectively explain why a constitutional challenge to the recently enacted ...

Larissa Behrendt receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Ian J. McNiven receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Sean Ulm receives funding from the Australian Research ...

The shift in patent law from First-to-Invent to First-to-File came about over a decade ago, but still leaves many inventors scratching their heads. Is First-to-File really as simple as “first come, ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE – Young inventors from Eastern Hancock High School earned a $10,000 prize in a national competition event this month. But what exactly they invented in their first-place finish is hush ...

TAMPA (CN) - An inventor claims in court that the America Invents Act of 2011 violates inventors' rights, by replacing the "first to invent" patent system with a deficient "first to file" rule. Mark ...

On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a patent in the United States. (It was for her technique of weaving straw with silk.) Of course, women inventors existed before this time, ...