Patenting an idea is one of the most effective ways to protect your intellectual property and secure a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Whether you are an individual inventor or a growing ...

Startups often have a great idea but there is plenty they should know before beginning the US patent process, says Reed Risenmay of Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch. I love it when people ask me what I ...

We study the prevalence and implications of firms’ strategic practices to patent but not commercialize new ideas. We develop a model illustrating that market leaders have higher incentives to use ...