We all know that a patent application can be a significant asset to a company and its valuation. However, too many companies mistakenly believe that all software is not patentable. As a result, they ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) under new Director John Squires has been focused on spurring AI technology growth, with the USPTO in ...

“Software modules are often specified in functional terms and the details of the underlying algorithms are left to implementation. While this level of description is generally enough to guide software ...

Attorney Tran advises startups to have both a patent application and an NDA in place when disclosing to high-risk recipients. The patent application process can be streamlined using modern software ...

Microsoft's recent trials and tribulations with its Word software patent illustrates the difficulty in granting -- and defending -- software patents. This fall, Microsoft was briefly barred from ...

Apple has had a busy July filing patents on virtual reality technology, three obvious applications showing up in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and those are only the three most obvious. As ZDNet ...

Microsoft/TomTom lawsuit sparks call to change a patent system that helps few, hurts many. The recent Microsoft/TomTom patent infringement suit has sparked a renewed call for software patent reform.

Patent filing follows acceptance into the NVIDIA Connect Program Proprietary software targets weather forecast-driven revenue optimization, ...

COMMENTARY--There is a risk that patents will strangle the life out of software innovation. While IBM, the biggest holder of IT patents, is holding back on obtaining more, Microsoft is making ...