The United States Patent Office has announced an expansion of the Collaborative Search Pilot Program beginning November 1, 2022. This announcement signals the beginning of phase three of the pilot program, which will last until 2024.
When seeking funding from investors, it is important for startups to have a strong intellectual property strategy in place.
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The United States Patent Office has announced an expansion of the Collaborative Search Pilot Program beginning November 1, 2022. This announcement signals the beginning of phase three of the pilot program, which will last until 2024.
A single invention (for example – an automated cleaning robot) may have many different innovations (let’s call them ‘components’) making up the entire invention. Inventors often struggle to decide if separate patent application filings are necessary for each innovation.
What are the potential cost savings and risks associated with combining multiple related inventions into a single patent application? While it may be tempting to save on filing fees, this strategy can lead to licensing and sale issues, public disclosure concerns, and invalidity risks.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has introduced a series of important changes to the country’s patent examination process, aimed at accelerating approvals, extending patent terms, and updating trademark, design, and utility model legislation.
Did you know that your intellectual property attorney can be located anywhere in the United States? This is because most relevant intellectual property laws, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, are federal laws, which are the same throughout the country.
Many software and product companies, whether through licensing or commercialization of intellectual property products and services, are being built predominantly upon their intellectual property. Moreover, intellectual property plays a fundamental role in companies’ investment decisions. Intellectual property can be used as collateral to obtain financing, for valuation purposes in an equity offering, and can be the impetus for a merger or acquisition.
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