Suppose that you have an invention disclosure for a design of an article that you want to protect. When you review the invention disclosure, you notice that the design is ornamental, for example, a ...

Like many patent owners or aspiring patent owners, at some point you may have found yourself in a situation where design protection was needed, but all you had was narrow utility protection. Perhaps a ...

The future is only redesigned every so often, so it is worth asking, what will this new technology look like, and how can pioneers protect their user-facing innovations that will define this emerging ...

Trademarks and registered designs are powerful tools available to brand owners to protect their consumer-facing visual business elements. In China, registered design protects “how an article looks” ...

One of the earliest innovations in personal computing was the application of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) as an intermediary between users and computer programs. This innovation made computers ...

Reasons for seeking foreign patent protection. Important factors to consider when selecting countries to pursue patent protection. Imagine that you have developed a groundbreaking electronic product.

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 ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight As a major consumer market, China has always attracted the attention of ...