The newly enacted Patent Laws make patents more important to obtain and more enforceable to carry. Best of all, in the midst of big corporate world’s patent cold war, the new Patent Laws open a door to let startups and early-stage companies join the battlefield on even ground. Here’s how. The America-Invents-Act (AIA) created a first-to-file standard…
Why Defensive Patent Filing Can Save You Stress With The Law As of March 2013, both in the United States and the EU, the first inventors to make their public disclosure to the patent office will win priority to the patent rights associated therewith. This “first-to-file” patent system is designed to encourage companies in opening…
Here’s 4 Things to know about your Patent Rights on Crowdfunding Platforms such as Kickstarter. #4 is what most people DON’T know, #3 is the most important to know. 1. First Come, First Serve: The US patent system will only reward a Patent on an idea or invention to the first inventor who files a…
Here’s 7 Things to know about Patent Rights – #4 is what most people DON’T know, #1 is the most important to know, and #7 reflects a recent change to our patent laws. Our Patent laws have seen some fundamental changes with the recently enacted America Invents Act. Whether you have a large patent portfolio…
Secrets Of The Business: How Do Patents Grow Company Value What do writers who reference Samsung and Apple in the same article have in common? They’re likely recycling speculative hearsay on the latest battle of the infamous “patent wars”. But through the midst of a journalist’s poor understanding of a highly technical area of our…
How To: Successfully Filing For International Patent Protection A PCT application is an international application that allows you to reserve your priority in most countries with a single filing. Once you have a PCT application on file, your application undergoes a form of “preliminary examination” in which the international search authority renders a patentability opinion. With…
Understanding When Multiple Patents Are Needed on the Same Invention When submitting an utility patent for a certain use of, for example, optical sensors, can this certain use of the sensor be protected for ALL types of sensors in the same patent? Or would separate applications have to be filed for different types of sensors?…
Do I need international patent protection? Though the location of manufacture is an important consideration for international patent protection, I would ask: “Where do you plan to sell your product?” If your product is to be sold around the world, you should be considering international patent protection immediately for several reasons. Let’s say you are…
What is Patent Marking? Under 35 U.S.C. § 287, a patent owner can only collect monetary reward for the infringement of his patent rights if the patent owner provides adequate notice to the infringer of those patent rights. Failure to comply with the patent marking and notice requirements of US Patent law can be a…
What if you come up with ‘new subject matter’ for your invention after you’ve already filed a non-provisional? No problem – the USPTO accounts for this and allows what is known as “continuation-in-part” (CIP) applications. CIP applications allow you to expand the scope of your patent application while it’s still pending, without losing the patent…
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