This article was originally published with the title “ How to Obtain Letters Patent for New Inventions ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 21 No. 24 (December 1869), p. 381 doi:10.1038 ...

While letters patents came closer to what we know today as patents, they were still lacking the institutional and judicial environment to make them work properly, since they were granted at the ...

The Letters Patent making Prince William the Prince of Wales have passed the Great Seal, making Prince William and Kate Middleton's new royal titles official.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's eldest child Archie, under the Letters Patent, is eligible to be known as His Royal Highness Prince Archie of Sussex, while Lilibet can be styled as Her Royal ...

Letter: Helping America’s farmers by reforming the patent system Collin Peterson, D-Minn., writes, "Now, more than ever, we must enact policies that encourage innovation in ag tech, equipping ...

The story “Beware elected leaders who would weaken patents,” by Daniel M. Skovronsky The response. Daniel Skovronsky’s defense of the current patent system overlooks its fundamental flaws ...

I read with interest your article (“Patent lawyers warn of AI’s ‘double- edged’ sword”, Special Reports, FT.com, June 13) describing growth in the use of artificial intelligence by ...