According to this recent study by the US Patent and Trademark Office and the Economics and Statistics Administration, industries where intellectual property protection plays a pivotal role made up 34.8 percent of GDP in 2010. To determine which industries are “intellectual property-intensive,” the analysis included patent data from 1963 through 2008, trademark data from a… Continue reading Intellectual Property-Intensive Industries Contribute $5 Trillion to the US Economy
Month: April 2012
Patents Can Cover Non Earth-Shattering Inventions, Too
I recently read this blog post about a couple of patent applications that are owned by Apple that were recently published. The post discusses what the patent applications cover: one discloses a new process for manufacturing earbuds and headphones that result in a smoother outer layer–multiple parts can be seamlessly bonded together using this new… Continue reading Patents Can Cover Non Earth-Shattering Inventions, Too
The Historical Idaho Patents Database
The University of Idaho Law School has a neat website called the Historical Idaho Patents Database that I’ve explored on a few occasions. It is a user-friendly way to search patents that were granted to Idaho residents. According to the website, the database only covers patents granted during the years 1866-1908 and 1928, but it… Continue reading The Historical Idaho Patents Database