E-books are about to be fully loaded with Amazon’s new Patent #8478662 entitled “Customized electronic books with supplemental content”, originally covered by Wired. Their intent is to turn content from an e-book from being fixed for every reader into a system that has individualized supplemental content by using a match making system between readers and…
Apple was granted 37 patents recently according to a report from Patently Apple. Out of the series of granted patents, Patently focuses specifically on the IWallet patents. Upon examination, we discovered that most of the patents granted today focused more on communication between one mobile device and others. This includes patents on peer to peer communication…
The USPTO recently did a press release about the issuance of the 700,000th design patent. The patent for the ornamental design for a “Hand-Held Learning Apparatus” was issued to Jason Avery of Berkeley, California and is currently assigned to Emeryville, California-based LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF). In case you did not already know a design patent…
What Can a Company Do with Patents? You assigned the Patent rights to your idea to an entity. What can the entity, as the new owner, do with them? Who in the entity makes the decisions about what happens to your patent and your idea? The answers to those two questions can vary depending on…
I have a provisional patent filed, and I am speaking at a Conference about my invention. However, at the conference, I intend to disclose new features that aren’t covered by the provisional patent. Big companies, including competitors, will be at the conference. What should I do? To the extent that you will be disclosing, at…
A USPTO provisional patent application simply secures your ‘spot in line’ or patent priority date to a later patent application filing. After you file a provisional application, you will have one-year to follow with a non-provisional (full) patent application to maintain the patent priority date secured by the non-provisional. It’s important to secure your patent priority date since the…
Should I disclose my idea without an non-disclosure agreement (NDA)? What if the third party is reluctant to sign an NDA? Should I first secure a patent filing (provisional patent application or non-provisional patent application)? You have this great idea and you need to share it with manufactures, developers, and distributors (third party) to see…
Should I Assign My Patent Rights to My Company? I recommend that my clients assign their patent rights to an legally formed entity in which they are an owner (their own company). As general practice, patent rights should be assigned to the entity practicing those patent rights. Firstly, assigning the rights to your company gives the company a legitimate right…
Since 2010, the number of patents filed from the automobile industry has nearly doubled as car manufacturers look to make greener, more autonomous cars affordable for the average consumer. This infographic provides some deeper insight into this evolving, technology-driven landscape. Request a Free Consultation Yuri Eliezer heads the intellectual property practice group at Founders…
Should I Protect My Software Back-end with A Patent Or Trade Secret? This is your judgment call. If someone files a patent on your back-end before you do, you risk expensive legal fees down the road proving that you were the first to use the technology. A valuable patent covers more than an exact rendition…
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