But apparently only 15-2015-20%nnovation work gets patented.
— Damon Darlin More Women Get Patents BUSINESSWEEK.COM | Share of women getting patents has doubled — over the last 20 years.
This change would make it cheaper for American patent holders to get patent protection around the world.
He expects a huge increase in litigation, longer waits to get patents and ultimately less certainty over their legitimacy.
The industry evolves quickly, and you need to try to be first, whether you get patent protection or not.
Each morning, as Commissioner Dickinson arrives at his Crystal City office, he walks past a framed poster bearing the motto "Our Patent Mission: To Help Our Customers Get Patents".
An entire industry of invention promoters promises to help inventors get patents, usually charging thousands of dollars in fees that are virtually never recouped.
But Dr. Somerville of the Carnegie Institution said so much information had been in the public domain it might be hard for companies to get patents.
"Universities in recent years have tried to get patents and licensing opportunities in order to generate revenues for both research and education," he said.
Don't make it harder to get patents, biotech firms and drugmakers told the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday.
