Should I Protect My Software Back-end with a Patent or Trade Secret?
Should you protect your software back-end with a patent or a trade secret? Founders Legal breaks down the pros, cons, and best strategy.
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If You Develop an App with Someone Else, Who Owns the Patent & Copyright Rights?
Building an app with someone else? Learn who owns the patent and copyright rights and how to protect your ownership, from Founders Legal.
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Virtual Patent Marking
Virtual Patent Markting 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…
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Understanding Means-Plus-Function Claims for Patent Protection in China
When considering patent protection overseas, it is important to work with a patent attorney who understands the potential obstacles of foreign jurisdictions. What may be a non-issue in your jurisdiction may present challenges elsewhere, such as the challenge described in the “means-plus-function” case study below.
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Are You Missing Out on the Defensive Value of a Patent?
Defensive Patent Protection: Protect Your Business From the Opposition As the adage goes, “the best defense is a good offense.” While this principle may very well hold true in warfare and sports, an all-out patent offensive is not necessary to see value from patent protection. Patents are commonly viewed as a “sword” with which you…
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Google v. Oracle – Fair Use in View of Google v. Oracle
On April 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided GOOGLE LLC v. ORACLE AMERICA, INC. The decision has implications that touch almost every software company that develops or licenses software, as either a licensor or a licensee. Our overview and commentary on this case is divided into three parts. This is part three.
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Can Social Media Apps Get Process Patents?
Understanding Social Media App Patent Processes I am creating a social media app. Do I have to patent the process of what the app does? To avoid copycat versions? Or do I have to launch and create a big network effect? I am not creating any new software or technology, but the way the process…
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Do I Need to Know How to Make My Idea in Order to Patent It?
Understanding Patent Requirements and Protecting Ideas I have an idea that I think is/could be patent-able based on the requirements of patent-ability, but I do not yet know exactly how to make it. For example, I want to add a certain useful feature to a shoe, but do not know the best way to add…
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What Is Required in the Specification of My Patent Application?
If you’re trying to write a patent application on your own,please take caution – it has been my experience that almost all of the inventors who attempt to prepare and file their own application end up never obtaining any patent rights and inadvertently forfeiting their invention to the public domain. Use this guide as an outline of…
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