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Patents and trademarks are types of legal protections for intellectual property. A patent is a document that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specific period of time. A trademark is a symbol, logo, name, or phrase that identifies and distinguishes the products or services of one company from those of another. Both patents and trademarks are important in research and business because they protect the rights of inventors and companies, incentivize innovation, and help maintain brand identity and reputation.
Searching for patents and trademarks is an important step in securing your own intellectual property rights. It is important to ensure that your innovation or brand does not infringe on existing products, to identify gaps in existing rights and find opportunities for new products and services. This process allows you to customize your product or service to avoid infringement and to identify potential for innovation within the existing framework. Additionally, searching may reveal licensing opportunities, enabling you to legally use existing patents or trademarks for your own purposes. Conducting thorough searches not only protects you from potential legal disputes but also informs strategic decision-making regarding your intellectual property development.
Use this guide provides resources and strategies for finding patents and trademarks.
Last update 17 Jan 2025
2024 January 9
US-11864868-B2
Modular, portable and rapidly deployable system for health assessment
Akers, Timothy
US-11867457-B2
Hybrid mobile shellfish cooling system
Lee; Seong W.; Qian, Xuejun; Yang, Yulai
2024 January 2
US-11861275-B2
Digital signal processing using recursive hierarchical particle swarm optimization
Nyarko, Kofi; Hall, Benjamin
2023 November 21
US-11824700-B2
Systems and methods for peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction in OFDM signals
Dean, Richard
2023 November 7
US-11810215-B2
System and method for public housing evaluation
Holland, Jacqueline M.
2023 October 10
US-11782011-B2
Ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensors
Zhang, Yongchao; Alshehr, Aeshah
2023 September 26
US-11766031-B2
System and method for promoting attachment and growth of bivalve organisms on coastal structures
Ihde, Thomas; Lacouture, Richard; DeMarr Amber
2023 September 12
US-11756138-B2
System and method for stormwater utility management
Hunter, James; Kang, Dong Hee; Lee, Hye, Jeong
2023 August 1
US-11716236-B2
Systems and methods for OFDM performance enhancement on frequency selective fading channels
Dean, Richard; Alam, Tasmeer
2023 June 27
US-11687717-B2
System and method for monitoring and routing of computer traffic for cyber threat risk embedded in electronic documents
Jones, Garfield
2023 May 23
US-11655446-B2
Method for using bivalve waste as media for micro-algal production
Ihde, Thomas; Borgert, Rebekah
2023 February 28
US-11595434-B2
Method and system for intrusion detection
Zegeye, Wondimu K.; Dean, Richard A.; Moazzami, Farzad
2023 February 21
US-11583470-B2
Pulmonary vest for electro-sonic stimulation treatment
Kaers, Timothy; Nyarko, Kofi; Ramsey, Gregory; Dickerson, Cassandra
2023 January 2023
US-11565711-B2
System and method for generating vehicle speed alerts
Jeihani, Mansoureh; Ahangari, Samiral, Moghaddam, Rashidi Zohreh,
2023 January 3
US-11543429-B2
Nanoscale scanning electrochemical microscopy electrode method
Ozturk, Birol; Guver, Alperen; Milas, Peker
2022 December 27
US-11538577-B2
System and method for automated diagnosis of skin cancer types from dermoscopic images
Rahman, Md Mahmudur; Lyode, Oyebisi Francis; Alam, Tasmeer
2022 February 1
US-11240752-B2
Adaptive energy efficient cellular network
Kassa, Hailu, Kornegay, Kevin
2021 November 2
US-11162067-B2
Composition and method for enhancing photosynthetic efficiency of microorganisms
Sitther, Viji; Aslan, Kadir; Tabatabai, Behnam
2021 May 11
US-11005540-B2
Method and system for multiple input, multiple output communications in millimeter wave networks
Cole-Rhodes; Arlene; Taiwo, Peter
2021 April 20
US-10981836-B2
Laser induced graphitization of boron carbide in air
Chandrashekhar, Mvs; Letton, Joshua; Williams, Travis; Ajilore, Abdulganiyu; Spencer, Michael
2021 March 16
US-10950079-B2
Method and apparatus for determining the authenticity of flat objects: banknotes, documents, security labels, and related items
Samokhvalov, Alexandr.
2021 January 19
US-10894084-B2
Metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated decrystallization
Aslan, Kadir
2020 November 10
US-10831894-B2
Decentralized root-of-trust framework for heterogeneous networks
Kornegay, Kevin Tyrone; Thompson, II, Willie Lee
2020 October 16
US-10793883-B2
Engineered cyanobacteria with enhanced lipid production
Sitther, Viji; Fathabad, Somayeh Gharie
2020 June 23
US-10688541-B2
Portable shellfish basket washer
Cooney, Ted; Kang, Dong Hee
2020 June 2
US-10673469-B2
Multi-band multi-mode software defined radio
Thompson, II, Willie Lee; Behanu, Samuel; Aleyne, Jean-Paul
2020 April 21
US-10626363-B2 (Continuation of US-20160097029-A1)
Engineered cyanobacteria with enhanced salt tolerance
Sitthew, Viji; Tabatabai, Behnam
2019 June 25
US-10333620-B2 (continuation of US-9973275-B2)
System and method for lighting and building occupant tracking
Nyarko, Kofi; Emiyah, Christian; Mbuga, Samuel
2019 April 9
US-10253974-B1
System and method for biomass combustion
Lee, Seong Lee.
2018 October 11
US-20180291332-A1
Engineered Cyanobacteria with Enhanced Salt Tolerance
Sitther, Viji; Tabatabai, Behnam
2016 January 26
US-9243017-B2 (Continuation of US-20130090459-A1)
Metal-assisted and microwave-accelerated evaporative crystallization
Aslan, Kadir
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