Intellectual Property

Patent Application Costs

There are a large number of inventors and companies out there now that want patent work done as cheaply as…

4 years ago

Design Patents

Utility patents get all of the publicity when discussing innovation. This could be changing with Apple's $539 million verdict against…

4 years ago

Patenting Inventions Outside the United States

A patent permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the patented invention…

4 years ago

Advancing America’s Interests Act

To prevent importation of products that infringe US companies’ patent, trademarks, and other intellectual property, a patent owner may bring…

4 years ago

Facilitating Innovation to Fight Coronavirus Act

Pharmaceutical and medical research is vital for development of coronavirus treatments and vaccines. Most experts believe these to be necessary…

4 years ago

Intellectual Property in Employment Agreements

One of your employees has developed a new method that substantially improves the efficiency of a process your company uses…

4 years ago

Developing a New Product? Don’t Skip the Patent Clearance Search

There’s nothing worse than spending a great deal of time and money to develop a new product only to have…

4 years ago

Interviews with Patent Examiners

Oral communication is often more effective than written communication. What is an Interview with a Patent Examiner? A patent examiner…

4 years ago

Prior Art Search: Is it Necessary Before Filing a Patent Application?

  A question that is often asked by new inventors is: should I do a prior art search before filing…

5 years ago

How to Show an Invention is Non-Obvious

Not only must an invention be novel to be patentable, it must also be non-obvious. It cannot be an obvious,…

5 years ago