by Patty Wellinger | May 19, 2017 | Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Patent, Regulation & Compliance
In FY2016, US Customs seized more than 31,000 shipments of fake products worth nearly $1.4 billion, according to data from the US Customs and Border Protection’s annual report. ICE Director Sarah Saldana made clear the impact that counterfeit goods have on our...
by Patty Wellinger | Jan 20, 2017 | Innovation, Niche, Patent
Approximately 630,000 patent applications were filed with the US Patent & Trademark Office in 2015 with 51% of them from non-US jurisdictions. The vast majority of applications are for utility patents (93.6%), followed by design patents (6%), and a very small...
