The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a pair of potential five-year contracts to help produce international search reports and written opinions on applications to obtain patents. CPA Global ...

That’s a long way from 84 percent. As Congress considers how to change the patent law, it should keep in mind the actual practice, rather than the prevailing perception, of the new review process. Far ...

Last year, more patents were approved in the U.S. than ever before — 333,530 to be precise, marking a 15 percent jump from the year prior. That data comes courtesy of a report by IFI Claims, a company ...

The commissioner of patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Drew Hirschfeld, left, and WPI President Laurie Leshin, right, stand with WPI students who were honored for submitting patent ...

The world’s largest companies went on a record patent spree in 2019. According to data from patent platform company IFI Claims Patent Services, more than 330,000 U.S. patents were granted last year, ...