Applying for a patent In the U.S. requires that the patent application must be directed towards patentable subject matter and that it be Useful, New and Non-Obvious. Patentable Subject Matter To be patentable, the subject matter of the invention should be directed towards a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or Read more about Applying for a Patent[…]
Race to File a Patent Application Why would an inventor file a patent application covering a blockchain? Recently, many American and Chinese inventors have filed for patent applications covering blockchain technologies. IBM recently was awarded a blockchain patent (US Pat. No. 10,091,228) for detecting network security breaches. Currently, IBM has 89 blockchain patents, while Alibaba Read more about Racing to file a Patent Application for Blockchains[…]