Below, CNBC Select explains the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents. Read on for more information and to ...

Applying for a patent or trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) comes with an unexpected risk —your mailing and email addresses become part of the public record.

The mania over people paying to own one-of-a kind, cartoonish characters or short video clips stored in non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, is over — but the legal questions around ownership is heating up.

Too many entrepreneurs treat filing a patent as a milestone in itself—proof that their invention matters. But filing a patent too early, or without a clear business strategy, can create serious ...

We have more rankings to announce in the coming weeks and months, and we will therefore continue with our research. Below is a snapshot of the 2023 edition content publication timeline. Any research ...

Opinion: The US Patent and Trademark Office's reexamination of one of Nintendo's patents without a third-party petition sends ...

Sources in the US, UK, and Australia hope that pressing questions surrounding AI and patent eligibility will finally be answered this year Over the past year, a boom in artificial intelligence and ...

Nabisco’s Nilla Wafers have been a reliable staple in cookie jars since 1898, but the brand name is only 58 years old. In 1967, Nabisco rebranded the product from Vanilla Wafers to Nilla Wafers.