A New Frontier – Bitcoin, a new “cryptocurrency,” continues to grow in use as a form of money. Although in the U.S., the IRS treats virtual currencies as property). The exchange rate […]
The Patent Landscape of Bitcoin and its Crypto-Brethren
This Christmas, Give…Bitcoin?
High Finance, Low Change – Over the past few years, you have likely seen news media accounts of a new form of money – a digital currency called bitcoin. New inventions and […]
The International Trade Commission – Another Venue for Patent Enforcement
Patent Enforcement via Litigation in Court – In the United States, a patent owner’s protection from patent infringement is codified in 35 U.S.C. § 271(a), which states, “Whoever without authority makes, uses, […]
Patenting Recipes -The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread….or is it?
Is it the bread or the slicer? “It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.” We have all heard it before, but most of us have no idea where this expression really came […]
Eye in the Sky – The Advantages of Using a Patent Alert Service
The term “patent landscape” is widely used to denote the state of patent activities in a given field of technology, or with regard to a more narrow class of inventions. An […]
Reissue – One of Seven Ways to Correct a Patent
The Super Seven – There are currently seven ways to correct or amend an issued patent: Reissue (the topic of this article), Certificate of Correction, Disclaimer, Reexamination, Inter partes review, Post Grant […]
Brawn and Beauty – You Can Claim Both If You Are Careful
Brawn Before Beauty – Simply stated, a design patent protects the ornamental appearance of an invention. Indeed, even beautiful works of art such as the Statue of Liberty(1) have been protected by […]
Interpreting Patent Claims
The Meaning of Those Strange Little Sentences – What’s in a Claim Anyhow – Claims, those strangely constructed sentences at the end of a patent or patent application, usually get all of […]
Invention Prototyping via the Internet – the TOS Agreement Landmine
Instant Prototyping Gratification – We live in remarkable times with respect to developing and bringing new inventions to market. Advances in rapid prototyping technology in the past decade have compressed the development […]
Correcting Inventorship in the USPTO
Oops, You’ve Got The Wrong Guy… Errors Can and Do Happen – While the preparation and prosecution of patent applications is about striving for perfection, sometimes errors happen. Determining who should be […]
