17th November 2009
About a year after I had opened my business, things were good: plenty of work, plenty of resources, and burgeoning success. However, there was one problem which was gradually threatening the future of my business: paper.
Every time I would have to sta...
21st August 2009
Inventors and other applicants for patents should know that the term patent pending is not an instant and concrete right. Not surprisingly, the rights in a patent are conditioned upon the acceptance of the patent application by the USPTO. What is surpr...
21st August 2009
The concept of patent pending is a tricky and a much misunderstood idea. The concept of patent pending is cloudy, conditional, prospective, retroactive, and confusing. On the one hand, your rights in a patent begin from the day you put a stamp on the en...
21st August 2009
Provisional patent applications used to be part of standard operating procedure as the first step through the patent maze. This practice is still in force in some quarters. Unfortunately, seminal changes in case law have called into question the wisdom ...
21st August 2009
Every tool known to mankind has their own unique attributes and uses. And so it is the same for Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights. Each Intellectual Property is more appropriately utilized for some ventures rather than others. Understanding these ide...
21st August 2009
Like any other tool such as a hammer or a screwdriver, Intellectual Property consisting of patents, trademarks, and copyrights each have their own functions. Patents, trademarks, and copyrights are more expedient for some purposes rather than others. Th...
20th August 2009
The practice of using provisional applications used to be standard practice. Oftentimes, Provisional patent applications were drafted by the inventors and sent to the USPTO. As such, inventors would save a lot of time and money. Unfortunately, recent ca...
20th August 2009
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright all have their unique strengths and weaknesses. In addition, they each overlap and can be an issue with most goods and services. As such, it will be delineated here their capabilities and weaknesses.
In terms of en...
03rd August 2009
To clear up confusion as to how to protect the Intellectual Property of websites, this article will give a brief explanation on how websites might be protected under Patent Law, Trademark Law, and Copyright Law.
The first concept to understand re...
24th July 2009
er since law school I have been asked about the “Poor Man’s Patent”. And ever since then the answer is the same now as it was then: there’s no such thing. According to the “Poor Man’s Patent”, the inventor simply writes down his invention ...
24th July 2009
Improvement patents are basically a novel and unobvious improvement to a current or an expired patent. The term improvement patent can also refer to an improvement to an existing device whether or not it is already patented.
Improvement patents must p...
24th July 2009
If you have been watching a lot of cable television lately, you have certainly heard a lot of talk about “homeowner irresponsibility”. Many have opined that they should not bear the burden of having to pay the mortgage of their “irresponsible next-...
24th July 2009
There are many different types of claims of a patent application. Some patent claims are about the type of invention. There are apparatus claims, method or process claims, claims to designs, chemical composition, etc.
There are also claims which are...
24th July 2009
You can think of the specification of a patent application as being similar to a candy bar wrapper. On every candy bar wrapper there will be a list of ingredients: sugar, chocolate, corn syrup, nuts, etc. As with candy bar wrappers, the specification of...
24th July 2009
There are several different types of licenses involving Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, although I will cover only a few.
One of the most common types of licenses involving Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights is the exclusive license. An exclusive licen...
