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 […]
International Patent Applications – Tuning In To The Patent Cooperation Treaty
Solemnly Sworn – The Use of Affidavits in Patent Prosecution
“Claims 1 – 4 and 11 – 24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 …” The words any inventor dreads. Your claims have been rejected. What to do? There are a number […]
Basic Maintenance – Keeping Patents in Force After Issue
Three Fees, Please – When a United States patent issues, the financial investment needed to obtain the patent is complete. However, further payments are required in order to maintain the patent in […]
“Under the Knife” – Patenting Surgical Procedures
Patentable Subject Matter – Federal Statute 35 U.S.C. §101 establishes the patentability of inventions, stating that, “Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or […]
Secrecy Orders- Protecting National Security
Patent Publication: Usually in the Public Interest… In the United States, issued patents and pending patent applications are published(1) so that all may understand the inventions that they teach. This provision in […]
Election of Species And Restriction Requirements
Restriction Requirements- a Brief Refresher(1) – The patent rules essentially state that “Two or more independent and distinct inventions may not be claimed in one national application…”(2). So one of the first […]
“Pimp My Invention” – If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…
…Then It Probably Is an Invention Scam Company. Bill is really excited. He has been working in his garage for months on his new invention, the “SqueegeeBot.” It’s a little spider-like robot […]
Examiner Interviews and Their Place in Patent Prosecution
After your patent application has been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, you will most likely receive an Office Action. When this happens, you have now entered what is […]
The Patent Prosecution Highway…an Opportunity for Faster Patents
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) […]
Patent Law 101 – What Is Patentable?
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 […]
