Everyday IP

International LEGO Day celebrates the creativity of play and the patents that make the world's most famous toy possible. Here is how IP keeps LEGO colorful in more ways than one.

From the monastic origins of the "water of life" to modern-day trademark battles, see how IP has long been integral to the whiskey industry.

Not all inventions set the world on fire, and not all that do find success right away. Some red-hot innovations meet with a frosty reception.

When we say something works like clockwork, we mean it operates in a way that is orderly, reliable and precise, just as any patent should.

From the days of the "dandy horse" to the excitement of the Tour de France, the bicycle has become an integral part of transportation history in a relatively short span.

Television, still arguably the principal medium for home entertainment, owes its dominance to several notable innovators — and more than a few IP disputes.