Can You Patent a Plant?
Can you patent a plant? Yes. If the plant is useful, novel, non-obvious, distinct, not produced by seed or tuber propagation, and is not a bacterium, you may be able to get a plant patent. In other words, if it is patent …
Invention Patent Cost Estimates
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 …
The Intersection of Antitrust and Patent Law
The intersection of antitrust and patent law is an area of law that affects various industries, from technology to pharmaceuticals. Patent laws provide inventors with exclusive rights to their inventions, while antitrust laws aim to promote competition and prevent monopolies. However, patent …
Patent Examiner Interviews
The USPTO utilizes examiner interviews with patent applicants to assist in discussing and solving issues in patent applications. These interviews are typically critical to improve a mutual understanding of the invention claimed. Patent examiners are generally happy to conduct interviews in order …
Patent Maintenance – What Happens After I get a Patent?
What happens after you get a patent depends on what kind of patent it is (only utility patents have maintenance fees), what you intend to do with it, whether there are any others who are trying to copy it, and whether there …
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Office Actions – What Happens After Filing a Patent Application?
Your invention is patent pending, now what? If the application was a provisional, get busy working on the non-provisional that must be filed within one year. Provisional patent applications are only placeholders for a later filed non-provisional patent application. What happens after …
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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 …
Patent Agent Legal Services
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 …