Most of us like to feel that we were the first to have conceived of our great idea. Before investing the time and resources into applying for a formal, non-provisional patent, it is good to know if there are any other patents or publications disclosing something similar to your idea. Ultimately, this information will help…
Code section 35 U.S.C. 112, known as the Enablement Requirement, reads: The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with…
Any person who has invented or discovered a new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter may obtain a patent for it. This also includes any new or useful improvement on a past invention. Laws of nature and theories are not patentable. This requirement is outlined in title 35 of the…
In order for an invention to be granted a patent, an inventor must disclose and claim his invention in a patent application filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Properly describing and claiming an invention in a patent application is a highly technical legal practice with a vast amount of formalities and…
As you may know, our patent laws changed last year – the law now gives patent priority to the first person to file a patent application on an idea. Before, the law allowed inventors to prove the earliest date that they conceived an idea (in this way, even if the inventor wasn’t the first to…
Our new patent laws grant the first inventor to file for a patent priority to any patent rights available to that invention. Before, our laws allowed an inventor to prove his date of conception to gain priority to the patent rights, even if the inventor was not the first to file for a patent on…
A patent is a document that discloses an invention to the public. In exchange for disclosing the invention to the public, the U.S. government grants the inventor rights to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention claimed in the patent for a period of 20 years. There are a few types of Patents:…
CAN I GET A PATENT ON MY IDEA? Any person who has invented or discovered a new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter may obtain a patent for it. This also includes any new or useful improvement on a past invention. Laws of nature and theories are not patentable. You…
CAN I GET A PATENT IF I ALREADY MADE A WEBSITE FOR MY PRODUCT? If your front-end technology has been fully described on your website for more than a year, you wouldn’t qualify for patent protection on the subject matter disclosed. However, the portions of your technology that have not been publicly disclosed for more…
It may be possible to license your patent-pending invention. However, only having a provisional patent application pending may not be sufficient for licensing.
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