The history of United States patent law started even before the U.S. Constitution was adopted, with some state-specific patent laws. The history spans...

United States is considered to have the most favorable legal regime for inventors and patent owners in the world. Under United States law, a patent is...

history of patents and patent law is generally considered to have started with the Venetian Statute of 1474. There is some evidence that some form of...

statutory United States patent law. Patent law has changed to address new technologies, and decisions of the United States Supreme Court and United States Court...

Under United States patent law, the term of patent, provided that maintenance fees are paid on time, is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark...

is a list of notable patent law cases in the United States in chronological order. The cases have been decided notably by the United States Supreme Court...

European patent law covers a range of legislations including national patent laws, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963, the European Patent Convention of 1973...

the United States, a valid patent provides its proprietor with the right to exclude others from practicing the invention claimed in that patent. A person...

As with all utility patents in the United States, a biological patent provides the patent holder with the right to exclude others from making, using,...