This guide walks you through the mindset, process, and practical steps to become an inventor, come up with ideas, and share ...

Author Suhani Dalela (center) with a team of classmates and fellow inventors. Photo courtesy of the author ...what Invention Convention values is the hard work put into the process that results in a ...

Each year through the past decade, at least half a million patent applications come into the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Some of the applications are from firms equipped with financial resources ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence and inventorship, including issues related to using AI in the inventive process on Feb. 13, 2024. This guidance ...

September 25, 2023 - Should patent law permit an AI system to be named as an inventor on a patent? The question remains a hot topic, even though every international patent office and court has ...

"While AI speeds innovation and broadens knowledge, part of its legacy may be to narrow the scope of patentable invention," writes Michael K. Friedland of Friedland Cianfrani. When is an inventor not ...

An invention is not patentable if it was described in, or obvious in view of, an earlier printed publication. See 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1). This blog post addresses how to overcome an anticipation or ...

Google says that generative AI systems should not be listed as an inventor even if the AI system made a significant contribution to the invention, Axios reports. “As our comments say, we believe AI ...

On 20 December 2023, the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that UK patent legislation does not permit an AI system to be named as the "inventor" in a patent application. In doing so, the UK Supreme ...