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 ...

Here are some of the biggest patent myths founders believe — and a practical, startup-friendly IP strategy tied to business ...

“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 ...

Too many entrepreneurs treat filing a patent as a milestone in itself—proof that their invention matters. But filing a patent too early, or without a clear business strategy, can create serious ...

Competition has sharpened the value of ideas. In many industries, products launch faster, features converge, and ...

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, ...