afterBOT Adds to IP Portfolio with Fifth Patent for Automated Product Registration

NORCROSS, Ga., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- afterBOT, Inc., the leader in digital receipt technology and services, announced today that it has been awarded U.S. Pat. No 8,165,960.  The patent extends afterBOT's ...

Technology Patent Wars Sign of Robust Innovation, Patent Office Claims

David Kappos, the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, received a friendly reception from a House committee yesterday as he offered an update on the agency's progress in implementing the landmark patent reform legislation enacted last September.

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Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) announced yesterday that Brunei Darussalam has acceded to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), as an international treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), between more than 140 Paris Convention countries.

Understanding The Patent System

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which can be a product or a process that gives a new technical solution to a problem. In exchange for a full disclosure of the invention, a patent provides protection to the owner of the invention for 20 years.

Nutter's Life Sciences Group Hosts Executive Forum on May 2nd

BOSTON, MA-- - The Life Sciences Group of the law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP will present The Business of Invention: Patenting for Biotechs on Wednesday, May 2nd from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., a forum ...