Patent Applicant
Who Can Apply for a Patent on a New Invention? Any inventor or assignee of an invention can be the patent applicant and apply to seek patent protection for the invention. An assignee of an invention can be any person or juridic […]
Accelerating Patent Applications
Accelerating patent applications may be desirable or helpful for many reasons. The patent application process often can take two to three years and sometimes even longer in each country where patent protection is sought. For new patent applications, there are several ways
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Patent Law
Patent law is implemented by individual countries or regions of the world, there is no international patent law. In other words, each country or region has its own laws about patents and only patents issued by that country or region are protected
Entity Status and USPTO Fee Reduction
Entity status refers to the size of the business concern or business interest applying for a patent, conducting a patent validation/verification procedure, or paying a patent maintenance fee. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers fee discounts for most fees.
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Questioning Patent Validity
Patents are presumed valid under the law, but there are circumstances when questioning patent validity might become important, such as during a patent dispute. If this happens, there are two formal legal procedures through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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Determine Patent Value
There are three financial based methods to compute the value of a patent that result in price. There is one valuation based method to determine a rating or ranking for a patent.
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Best Practices to Choose a Website Designer
How do I go about picking a website designer? We get asked this often. Many of our clients are inventors and first time entrepreneurs and need to start or improve their websites. When hiring a website marketer/designer, how can you be sure
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Business Name Branding
Having a business, brand, and domain that are all the same allows people to find your business much easier. Business, brand, and domain names are often referred to interchangeably but are not always the same. In today’s world of E-commerce, it is
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How to Write a Patent Application
A patent application is an official document filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that stakes a claim for legal protection to an invention. To write a patent application is not a simple task. It takes time, patience, and
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Trade Secrets Defined
Trade secrets are an important and valuable type of intellectual property protection. They are similar to patents, trademarks, or copyrights, however, they are not known to the public – they are secrets. A trade secret can be any business information that adds
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