Entries by mike pellegrino

Hottest Patent Development Class of 2012

January 29, 2014 in /by

Patents have become a hot commodity. As patents lawsuits continue to flood courthouses, the more likely companies will continue to increase the number of applications for patents. If companies aren’t applying for applications, they may be buying or selling patents. All this attention on patents may leave many wondering what types of patents are the […]

Top Five Companies That Abandoned Patents in 2012

January 29, 2014 in /by

Every year, some patent owners abandon their patents. Many times, these abandonments are oversights that typically occur when patent owners forget to pay maintenance fees. For instance, USPTO notices may get lost in the mail due to a change in address or a misspelling in the patent database that can cause a reminder to become […]