As a business-savvy medical device executive, you likely are well versed on the value of utility patents. But are you aware that a design patent for your product can be an equally important component ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight As a major consumer market, China has always attracted the attention of ...

“Some of these changes bring Chinese patent practice closer to the international practice, [while] some make the Chinese patent system more transparent and equitable.” Recently, amendments to the ...

“The difference between quality versus value in preparing and prosecuting patent applications is subtle and should be carefully considered by all patentees at the onset and throughout the patent ...

Zhao Jiaxing of KingSound & Partners analyses how the Patent Law amendments have affected the prosecution and enforcement of design patents October 1 2009 marked a new stage in the development of ...

The U.S. accession to the Hague Agreement creates a new standardized application that should simplify international filing for industrial design patents for many inventors. The Hague Agreement is ...

(TNS) — "Patent pending" may become "patent granted" sooner for hopeful innovators throughout New Hampshire and across the country looking to file protection on their inventions with the launch of a ...

A new law which will streamline patent applications and attempt to harmonise the US patent system with procedures abroad was passed by Congress this week. The Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of ...