A Continuation-In-Part – In a recent issue of our column, we gave a lesson on performing “do-it-yourself due diligence” on a pending U.S. patent application. This month, we present a “Continuation-In-Part” of […]
Extreme Changes are Coming to Europe – A Revolution in European IP – From 2015 or 2016 on, the patent landscape in Europe will undergo a significant change which by many has been […]
Filing Internationally – In today’s world, most businesses cross international boundaries as a normal course of doing business each day. From materials purchased and goods sold to having a web site that […]
This article discusses entry into the “national phase” in the United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international patent applications. The Patent Cooperation Treaty as a Portal for Pursuing Patent Protection in […]
This article discusses what happens after you file an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT is a patent application process, rather than a patent granting process. Patents […]
Essentially, there are three different ways to file international patent applications… Contact patent agents in each foreign country where you plan to do business and file in each of these countries at […]
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. […]
The Basics – The Patent Act in Canada came about in 1869, modeled after the U.S. Patent Act of 1790. Today, the Canadian patent system is very similar to that of the […]
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