patents

What happens if this mysterious company becomes the Monsanto of marijuana?

Stateside Staff

Michigan continues to wrestle with how to regulate and license medical marijuana dispensaries.But there’s a potentially bigger issue facing the budding…

Politics & Government

What patent changes will mean for inventors

Stateside Staff

March 16 is a big day for innovators, inventors and creators. That's the day that the United States will change it's patent system from the…

Politics & Government

Nation's first-ever satellite patent office opens in Detroit

Sarah Cwiek

Detroit is home to the first-ever U.S. Patent and Trademark office outside Washington, DC—and it opened to much fanfare with a ribbon-cutting ceremony…

The new U.S. Patent and Trademark office in Detroit will be named after the famous African American inventor, Elijah McCoy.

It's the real McCoy: First patent office outside of D.C. to open in Detroit

Mark Brush

Update 4:47 p.m.Michigan Radio's Sarah Hulett reminded me that this office was originally supposed to open last year, but plans were postponed due to…

Congress passed the "America Invents Act." President Obama signed it into law today. The Act could lead to a satellite patent office in Detroit.

Detroit could be home to first patent office outside of Washington D.C.

Mark Brush

President Obama signed the America Invents Act today which could establish Detroit as the first city to set-up a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office outside…

Bill signing revives plans for Detroit patent office

Mark Brush

Patent legislation that had a big push from Michigan’s research universities and the Detroit automakers has been signed into law.The “America Invents Act”…

Health

Decision to release medical marijuana records now in hands of judge

Lindsey Smith

A federal judge in Grand Rapids heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving who has access to patient information under Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act.…