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Icon for www.smithsonianmag.comSmithsonian Magazine · 22d

The Patents Behind Pumpkin Pie

This Thanksgiving, when you take a bite of the traditional pie, take a moment to think about the inventions that have gone into the making of it D. Lawrence Tarazano, U.S. Patent and Trademark ...
Icon for www.fool.comThe Motley Fool · Jan 29, 2025

The Companies With the Most Generative AI Patents -- and Why Investors Should Care

The next-most-popular applications are life sciences, doc Behind generative AI’s march toward ubiquity are inventions and new applications, many of which have patents attached to them.
Icon for www.consumeraffairs.comConsumerAffairs · 20d

Best Invention and Patent Services

Here are a few things to research when looking at invention and patent companies. What technical experience does the service offer? Look for patent services that work with attorneys who have ...
World IP Review · 8d

Startups guide: From idea to patent

Some ingenious ideas are patent eligible, and others are not patent eligible. Generally, a business idea is not patent eligible, but a useful product or a method of making a product is patent eligible. If the product itself, or the novel aspect of the product, isn’t useful it might still be eligible for a design patent.
Icon for www.investopedia.comInvestopedia · Jun 10, 2024

What Is a Patent in Simple Terms? With Examples

This indicates that the inventor has begun applying for it. Utility patents or patents for invention issue legal protection to those who invent a new and useful process, an article of manufacture ...
Icon for www.scientificamerican.comScientific American · 8d

The American Patent System

The patent laws have been the means of filling their coffers ... He feels and knows that each new invention increases the power and augments the prosperity of the country ; he is desirous that ...
JD Supra · 7d

Broadening Your (Patent) Protection

In the fast-paced world of innovation, inventors sometimes realize that their patents do not fully protect their inventions until after the
Scoop Empire · 5d

Innovation in Action: Egyptian Patents You Need to Know About

Explore innovative patents held by Egyptians, from water desalination to biotech, showcasing local solutions with global impact.
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · 21d

‘Invention’ Review: Patent Pensive

“Invention” is the sort of D.I.Y. project ... Carrie’s father has bequeathed her the patent for an “electromagnetic healing device,” a contraption that we’re told the Food and Drug ...
Icon for www.msn.comPhys.org on MSN.com · 15d

US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows

The opportunity cost for writing patents instead of grants was more than 33 times ... My study looked only at one university that happens to have a very high invention disclosure rate and would, if viewed from afar, seem to be doing really well on ...
pv magazine International · 10d

Trinasolar tops global perovskite solar cell patent ranking

Trinasolar has topped the Global Perovskite Solar Cell Invention Patent Ranking published by IPRdaily, with 481 patent applications. Trinasolar also ranked second in both the global solar cell and module patent ranking and the TOPCon solar cell patent ranking.
News24 · 6d

New Patent By Rockstar Games Reveals Key Details About GTA 6- New Character Customization Options Surface

Most of the new leaks were about the patented new inventions that would impact how the characters would move about in the game- Details Below-
Icon for www2.ljworld.comLawrence Journal-World · 20d

KU ranked among the top U.S. universities for inventions, patents in 2024

The University of Kansas was one of the top 60 universities in the country in terms of creating new inventions ... patents represents a new potential opportunity for KU research to have tangible ...
ET Telecom · 2d

Patent office to hold stakeholder meetings on draft guidelines for computer related inventions

Indian Patent Office: "The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has announced in-person stakeholder meetings to discuss the representations received on the draft guidelines for CRI,
Icon for www.bignewsnetwork.comBig News Network.com · 14d

China Focus: AI used to enhance patent examination efficiency, quality

According to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the country's average examination time for invention patents has been reduced to 15.5 months, the fastest among countries with the same examination systems. The accuracy rate for ...
Icon for www.morningstar.comMorningstar · Mar 24, 2025

US Patent Office Grants Closed Loop Medicine Key Patents for Cardiometabolic Capabilities in GLP-1 and Direct Oral Anti-Coagulants (DOAC) Therapies

Strengthening its cardiometabolic treatment portfolio, the Company now has patents covering advancements in GLP-1 therapies for obesity and diabetes, and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs ...
China Daily · 8d

Shen Qinglin: From welding shop apprentice to inventor with 96 national patents

When asked about his patent achievements, Shen attributed them to his passion for innovation, "I simply love inventing. When I'm passionate about something, exhaustion fades away, and overcoming challenges brings me joy.
Icon for www.chinadaily.com.cn中国日报网 · Mar 28, 2025

China reaches target of high-value invention patents ahead of schedule

The number of high-value invention patents per 10,000 people in China has reached 14 by the end of last year, achieving the expected target of the national 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25 ...
The Times of India · 13d

IIT Madras records 417 patents during 2024-25; leads India’s HEIs in filings

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) filed 417 patents during 2024–25, including 298 Indian and 119 international patents.
The Hindu BusinessLine · 13d

IIT Madras surpasses ‘One Patent a Day’ goal with 417 patents filed in FY 2024-25

IIT Madras celebrates World Intellectual Property Day with 417 patents filed in 2024-25, including international patents and licensing deals.
Icon for www.rieti.go.jpRIETI独立行政法人経済産業研究所 · May 9, 2017

Trends and Priority Shifts in Artificial Intelligence Technology Invention: A global patent analysis

This study is the first to apply a decomposition framework to clarify the determinants of AI technology invention ... Europe, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). We find that priority has shifted from biological- and knowledge-based models to specific ...
Icon for www.smithsonianmag.comSmithsonian Magazine · Feb 15, 2024

The Patents Behind the Roses You Receive on Valentine’s Day

You probably never thought of the perennials as inventions, have you? D. Lawrence Tarazano, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Juliet so famously pleads to Romeo, “A rose by any other name would ...
Icon for www.businessinsider.comBusiness Insider · May 4, 2017

5 inventions you didn't know came from DARPA

It’s a little bit complicated, especially when dealing with patents and intellectual ... of War," describes a few of these inventions that you might not have been aware of, like the Roomba.
Icon for www.hbs.eduHarvard Business School · Feb 28, 2015

University versus Corporate Patents: A Window on the Basicness of Invention

Henderson, Rebecca M., Adam Jaffe, and Manuel Trajtenberg. "University versus Corporate Patents: A Window on the Basicness of Invention." Economics of Innovation and New Technology 5, no. 1 (1997): 19–50.