by Appraisal Economics | Jun 2, 2017 | Patents
Have you ever been to a restaurant and the meal was so good that you thought they should get a patent for it? In truth, the food industry is comprised of intellectual property at every level. If you were to search the United States Patent and Trademark Office, you...
by Appraisal Economics | Nov 23, 2016 | Patents
A truly new concept for goods or services might be able to receive patent protection and could be worth billions of dollars. Many are worth much less. Valuation experts provide patent valuation services to determine the values of individual patents and patent...
by Appraisal Economics | Oct 28, 2015 | Intellectual Property, Patents, Valuation
Intellectual property disputes are becoming an increasingly common phenomenon, and for good reason. As more and more of our ideas and technological developments go virtual, the ways in which they can be utilized, transmitted, and shared become increasingly hard to...
by Appraisal Economics | Apr 20, 2015 | Intellectual Property, Patents
A patent affords the patent holder a monopoly on their invention for a set period of time. With patents, though, often come patent challengers. These could be people who genuinely believe they’ve come up with the idea on their own (referred to as an independent...
by Appraisal Economics | Aug 7, 2014 | Patents
A patent is the legal right to specific intellectual property. A patent is granted by a government to an inventor and excludes others from making, using, selling, or importing the invention for a limited time. Patents are granted in exchange for public disclosure of...
