The Highway: Why It Was Built – The Patent Prosecution Highway (known also as the PPH), is an initiative that was originally undertaken between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
The Law – In the United States, federal statute 35 U.S.C. 101 codifies the patentability of inventions, stating that, “Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition […]
Once your utility patent application is prepared and filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it is mostly a matter of waiting for your case to be examined by a […]
The meaning of two little words Take a walk through any hardware store and look for the words “Patent Pending” on the various items being sold. Or, on a more high tech […]
The Need for Speed – Joe is the founder and CEO of Catatonics, a high tech startup that has a new add-on module for CT scanners. Catatonics’ new module increases CT scanner […]
Reexamination: the short story – United States patent law provides for a process called Reexamination that allows for a third party or even the inventor to request that the United States Patent […]
Definition of a Design Patent – The United States patent laws provide for the granting of a design patent to any person who has invented a new and nonobvious ornamental design for […]
An assignment transfers ownership from one party to another. In the United States, ownership of a patent or a patent application remains with the inventor(s) until such time as an assignment is […]
Industrial Designs – The Subject Matter of the Hague System An industrial design right is an intellectual property right that protects the visual appearance of an object that is not purely utilitarian. […]
What would Christmas be these days without mentioning the words “Made in China.” From Christmas lights to wrapping paper, and even the gifts left by Santa Claus, the little gold “Made in […]
Mr. Gunderman has 30+ years of engineering related work experience, and is the President of Patent Technologies, LLC, a patent law firm with headquarters in the Lennox Tech [more...]
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