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Patent Usage By Small Business In The US: A Neglected Line Of Business

The more time I spend working in the patent and trademark field the more apparent certain inequities become. Despite what appears to be a sincere ef...

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Drafting Patent Drawings

When an individual or business submits a patent application, he or she must include a ‘patent drawing.’  Basically, a patent drawing is usuall...

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Enforcing Patent Rights

In instances where a business or individual feels their patent rights are being infringed upon, legal action exercising their patent protection righ...

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Filing a Patent

For individuals filing for a patent, a moderate amount of due diligence prior to filing is required to ensure a successful request for patent with t...

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Patent Filing Lawyer

Many individuals wishing to file for patent protection with the United States Patent and Trademark Office must discern whether or not a lawyer will ...

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Patent Filing and Rights for Employees

A patent is a legal protection for an idea.  Therefore, if one develops a new invention and files for a patent, others may not copy...

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Patent Infringement: Novelty Search

Patent searches might be conducted before an application is launched, while it is in progress or after it has been accepted.

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Patent Legal Services

An extensive list of patent legal services is provided to clients by patent attorneys.  The common factor in all of these services is that the atto...

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Patent Litigation Procedure

To a patent holder patent litigation, though not inevitable, must always loom as a possibility.  In fact if it does not, patent infringement is al...

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Patent Ownership: Inventor or Employer?

When an employee creates an invention and then patents it, who owns the patent, the employer or the employee?  The general rule is that an individu...

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Patent Prepartion

Patent preparation, prosecution and licensing are the three initial steps in applying for a patent.  Among industries typically making use of this...

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Patent Protection and Profit

These days many individuals are starting new companies, coming up with new products and services for existing companies and even creating great new ...

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Patenting Computer Software

In terms of intellectual property and how to protect the owner and his/her rights, computer software makes us think twice whether it should be paten...

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Patents Legal Issues

It’s important to recognize that the skills of a patent attorney may be needed at any time as patent legal issues may arise throughout the life of...

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Process for Patent Registration

A patent is a legal right which is given exclusively to the applicant to use an invention for a certain period of time.  The patent is issued in a l...

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Registration Provisional Patents Process

A provisional patent is a patent which is given to a patent applicant while the patent application is in the review process.  The provisional patent...

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Should I Use a Local or National Patent Attorney?

This is a very good question, and one that should be thought through carefully. First, let’s discuss the advantages in using a local attorney. For...

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Should you File a Patent Yourself?

Technically speaking, individuals can file a patent application for themselves, however, the costs associated with a failed filing application, as w...

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The Cost of Patent Filing

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal body overseeing the application, review, and issuance of patent rights in the United Sta...

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Types of Patents

Depending upon the business or individual need, the US patent and trademark office issues several types of patents.  The patent seeker would base ...

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Understanding Patents

Before you contact a law firm to discuss protecting your intellectual property (IP), understand the basics of IP.  The basics include the differences...

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