Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees
Are you a small business or an individual inventor filing for a patent in the U.S.? If so, keep reading to learn about how you can reduce your patent fees.
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The Importance of Provisional Applications in the Patent Process
The Importance of Provisional Applications in the Patent Process Do you have a provisional patent application that you want to convert to a non-provisional patent? As seasoned patent attorneys, we often receive questions on the conversion process and what documents are necessary in order to successfully convert a provisional patent application to a non-provisional patent…
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Can you add inventors to a continuation application?
In this article, we’ll explore the basics of NFTs and discuss some of their key benefits for entertainment professionals.
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Decision Released for the First Case regarding Chinese Patent Linkage System
This case is China’s first patent linkability case since the implementation of the new Chinese Patent Law.
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Abnormal Patent Crackdown Continues in China
The Chinese government is stepping up efforts to promote intellectual property quality.
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Adding Subject Matter to International Patents
Applicant will not have to deal with combating their own prior art under § 103 in the United States, international jurisdictions tend to be more stringent in their considerations.
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International Patents: Grace Periods after Public Disclosures
Once a public disclosure is made, the public disclosure bars the filing of a patent application in almost all jurisdictions. However, in the United States, there is a 12 month grace period starting from the public disclosure to file a patent application. A patent filing in the US does not count as prior art if we make a US filing before a public disclosure. Therefore, we have two routes to file applications in other countries.
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When Should I File a Non-Provisional Patent Application?
You do not need to have realized, developed, implemented the subject of a patent application in order to be granted patent protection. Many inventors and companies file non-provisional patent applications on simple ideas and they are awarded patents. The USPTO, or most any jurisdiction of the developed world, does not require that the subject of…
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How Can I File a Non-Provisional Patent on My Idea?
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…
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Understanding the Contents of a Patent
Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention.
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