Are Dead Patents Free to Use?

Are Dead Patents Free to Use?

A granted patent will always lapse or expire eventually, normally by 20 years from the date it was originally filed, and plenty of patents permanently lapse earlier than that for a variety of reasons. With that in mind, you might rightly wonder: is it safe to copy the invention that was in the patent? The answer is not as straightforward you might think.

Careers in IP – an interview with Cloe Loo

Careers in IP – an interview with Cloe Loo

A career in IP can be a rewarding and interesting vocation and doesn’t require a law degree as an entry requirement. In fact, as Cloe Loo, Albright IP Patent Attorney explains Patent attorneys come into the profession with a technical or science-based degree…

The Mathematics of Patents

The Mathematics of Patents

  As a general rule, mathematical methods are excluded from patentability, although practical applications involving mathematics may still be patentable (advances in cryptography, for example). However, mathematical terms themselves aren’t excluded and some of...