Prior art searches play a critical role in shaping effective scientific intellectual property strategies. This article, originally published by CAS, highlights the importance of thorough analysis to ...

In an earlier article, I explored the creation of a catalogue raisonné, and how it is central to the world of art authentication. Central yes, always sufficient?- not so much. Sometimes science has ...

“Even though Dynamic Drinkware does not apply to prior art analysis for post-AIA patents, petitioners must show that the reference patent meets the ‘ministerial requirements’ of Sections 119 and 120.” ...

May 25, 2023 - In inter partes reviews (IPRs), a petitioner may challenge the validity of issued claims as being obvious over one or more prior art references. A claim is unpatentable if it would have ...

The study of rock art and the analysis of its pigments represent a critical convergence of archaeology, materials science and chemistry. These interdisciplinary investigations not only elucidate the ...

Making broad differentiations between modern and classic paintings can be fairly easy for the untrained eye, but telling the difference between an Impressionist and a Post-Impressionist painting may ...

Investigators in London are using innovative ways to determine a painting’s origins – from pigment analysis to building a Renaissance-era version of Facebook. Sophie Hardach reports. In a discreet ...

30 June 2022, Lower Saxony, Brunswick: Painting conservator Hildegard Kaul looks at the X-ray image of a painting in the Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum. The museum plans to use a new X-ray system to ...