Freeing Up Value or Locking Up Your Assets? Security Agreements and Assignments – A patent is owned by the inventor(s), absent an agreement to the contrary. This is a fundamental principle of […]
Get a Loan Using Your Intellectual Property
The “Two Wild and Crazy Guys International Patent Registry”
“I Got This Invoice Yesterday…” There isn’t a month that goes by where we don’t get a call from a perplexed client making an inquiry about an invoice received for “registration” of […]
The America Invents Act (AIA)
Some Effects on International Patent Practice Through the PCT – The America Invents Act and the PCT – Patent reform in the United States, known as the America Invents Act (AIA), was […]
National Phase Entry – Life Worldwide After The PCT
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 […]
Do You Really Need a Patent?
Yes, If You Can Make a Business Case For One. Misfit Toys and Misfit Patents In this column, our third in a series of business related patent topics, we address the question, […]
Developing a Patent Strategy for Your Business – Building Value
Why a Patent Strategy? A patent is a legal instrument that allows you to exclude others from making, using, or selling your patented invention. A patent is a limited monopoly, limited to […]
Obtaining a United States Patent via the Patent Cooperation Treaty
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 […]
Intellectual Property Valuation
This article discusses the valuation of intellectual property assets, including patents, for purposes such as intellectual property management, the sale and purchase of patents, mergers and acquisitions, and technology licensing. Applications of […]
Online Searching for Business Information in the USPTO
A Spectrum of Subject Matter – Many engineers and scientists are aware of the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, http://patft.uspto.gov/, that is available for online searching of patents and published […]
International Patent Law: PCT Applications – Amendments and Demands
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 […]
