WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp. in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws. The justices ruled unanimously that the company’s shipment of a single part of ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld the process for challenging invalid patents, making it easier for companies to fight so-called patent trolls. The justices ruled 6-2 Monday to uphold the legal standard used to invalidate patents by a new ...

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The Supreme Court is leaping into a tangled web of litigation over a Spider-Man toy and its inventor's quest to keep collecting royalties even after his patent expired.

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The Supreme Court is taking up a patent infringement dispute between computer networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. and rival Commil USA LLC.

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The concept of intellectual property and its protection was of such importance to the founding fathers that they specifically included patents and copyrights in the Constitution.

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What factors do you think are most important in a successful patent case mediation?

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OCEAN CITY — After five decades in which the patent process was left relatively untouched, an overhaul of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will make major procedural changes that will impact intellectual property lawyers over the next few years. ...

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Eighteen years ago, inventor Daniel Abelow received a patent for technology that allows for “accessing, assembling and using bodies of information” via computer. That patent has changed hands twice and is now owned by a Texas company that has sued ...

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WASHINGTON —  The patent system hasn’t changed much since 1952 when Sony was coming out with its first pocket-size transistor radio, and bar codes and Mr. Potato Head were among the inventions patented. Now, after years of trying, Congress may ...

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