Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Determining the market potential of patents can be a complex task for entrepreneurs. The value of a patent doesn’t necessarily equal the ...

In my last Forbes commentary, I documented the weakening over the last few decades of the U.S. patent system—long a driver of technology-fueled economic growth and envy of the world. Today, let’s look ...

“The factors driving perception that patents have lost their value are certainly relevant and have had a substantial impact on patent litigation [but] none of these factors, alone or in combination, ...

Startups and tech companies are disruptive by nature. We’ve seen that with the advent of the dot-com era, where Google broke free from its browser origins to shape our shopping, dining and travel ...

Deciding whether to pursue a patent for a technology can be challenging. In addition to a variety of legal considerations, the decision often depends on broader business considerations, such as the ...

“If we zoom out to look at all issued patents, then the most common problem, or even the most important problem, is not that there are some wide-but-invalid fences around popular territory. The ...

Knowledgeable Patent Owners Can Take Advantage of Patent-term Extension Provisions Biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents often reach their maximum value toward the end of their term when the ...

A recent district court case in Delaware, 'Horizon Medicines v. Apotex', dealt with a somewhat similar scenario and it highlights an interesting intersection of patent law and contract law that has ...

Early-stage funding for medical device firms typically comes from private investment. Although some companies may receive government subsidies, firms usually need venture capital (VC) as they start to ...

The US Department of Commerce is reportedly considering a significant overhaul of the current patent maintenance fee structure, proposing a shift from the established flat-fee system to an annual, ...