Dr. Carol Dahl is the Executive Director of The Lemelson Foundation, leading the Foundation’s work to use the power of invention to improve lives. The Foundation inspires and enables the next ...

Discover how a Provisional Patent Application protects your invention with the "patent pending" label and learn about its ...

PITTSBURGH, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to prevent people from sliding downwards in bed when resting at an elevated angle," said an inventor, from Springdale, Ohio, "so I ...

In many countries IP, law affords separate protection to functional and non-functional aspects of a newly developed product. While novelty in function (a new invention) is covered by patent law, ...

“We had a problem with kids falling off chairs,” explained Davis Academy fifth grader Mila. School chairs easily tip over when kids rock or lean over too much, which not only disrupts class, but can ...

Mars Rising Network helps inventors get their ideas off the ground through its design, patent, licensing, marketing, crowdfunding and manufacturing services. The company works with inventors across ...

So simple and yet so difficult to answer, that essential question is what I ask my high school engineering students when they begin the study of inventions. In a world where students are often ...

Once upon a time one of the ways you could spot the scams from the legitimate operators in the patent industry was to look at who was directing clients to get design patents. Design patents have ...

The question posed in the headline has been debated by many over the years. Few have dared to commit their conversations on the topic to writing. That’s likely because folks who write up early ...

Once upon a time one of the ways you could spot the scams from the legitimate operators in the patent industry was to look at who was directing clients to get design patents. Design patents have ...