Since George Washington created the first patent laws in the United States, Americans have been encouraged to innovate and promote technological developments. However, there are people and/or companies that attempt to abuse the patent legal system, called patent trolls. “Patent sharks” or …
A patent is the legal right to control the making, using, and selling of a patented invention for a limited time. A patent is a legal monopoly (exclusive possession and control over a product or service). There are three different types of patents: utility, …
3 Patent Cost Estimates with Examples Details: These estimates include the professional fees for all 5 patent steps: [1] prior art search, [2] patentability evaluation, [3] application writing, [4] application filing, and [5] patent prosecution. These estimates presume USPTO micro entity filing status. Read more about …
Patentability is whether or not an invention is patentable. There are four criteria for an invention to be patentable. This article discusses the four criteria for patentability under United States (U.S.) patent law and under the International criteria of the Patent Cooperation …
What patent pending means is a product or activity has an open patent application on file with a patent office. Filing an application for patent protection makes an invention “patent pending.” Either filing a provisional, non-provisional, U.S., or international (PCT & Hague) application results …
Yes. Patenting software is the same as patenting anything else. In addition, it can all be done online from the comfort of your home or workshop. The software patent application is the usual application. The complex nature of the requirements means you …
This article describes how to do a pre-patenting prior art search for an invention in order to determine if the invention is new (novel). These prior art searching basics are written by our patent and prior art searching expert a USPTO registered …
When it comes to legal rights, in pertinent part, property rights, there are licensed professionals who offer help in exercising or protecting your rights: lawyers. For patents there are patent practitioners (agent or attorney) to deal with these special rights. This article is …
