The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative and timely

The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable f

"The text will outline the history and rationale behind patent law, outline major areas of patent examination, and complexities, provide economic analysis, Maor

Recognizing that a capacity to innovate and commercialize new high-technology products is increasingly a key for the economic growth in the environment of tight

In recent years, business leaders, policymakers, and inventors have complained to the media and to Congress that today's patent system stifles innovation instea