(a) Whoever invents or discovers any useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and ...

Before Moore, Reyna, and Taranto. On appeal from the District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: A claim is not abstract where it is directed to an improved communication system ...

Joan Anderson, who coined the name for the hula hoop and played an unsung role in its rise, has died age 101. The former model was visiting her native Australia from her home in the US when she ...

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) told US Inventors Conference attendees on Thursday that he will reintroduce the Restoring ...

If you are an inventor new to inventing, you undoubtedly believe you’ve come up with an idea, or two or three, that could really be successful. That eternal optimism and belief in one’s self is ...

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It starts with a spark, but some ideas catch fire and in the process change the world. Necessity is the mother of invention--from darkness, man found light (the candle) and from even the farthest ...

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MILTON — Standing in front of an arcade claw machine, it’s unlikely the player is giving any thought to how the machine was made, how it works or the planning it took to make it. This summer, kids ...