Not paying an attorney to represent you at the USPTO may save you some money initially, but it could really cost you in the end. While the USPTO does have…
From my experience, there are four elements that make drafting this section of the application more intense than any other section. First, the description of the invention in every single…
Even if you have a patentable invention, there is no guarantee you will succeed in procuring a patent. However, from start all the way until the end of the patent’s…
For a utility patent, anywhere from 1.5 to 5 or more years from the date the patent application is filed. Receiving a first office action, or, communication from a patent…
In the United States, there are three types of patents that the USPTO can issue – utility, design, and plant patents. Utility patents are by far the most common. If…
In short, you must disclose your invention to the public, and satisfy certain legal requirements. In the United States, the disclosure requirement is satisfied by filing a non-provisional patent application…
A patent is a legal document, like a contract, that gives its owner the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention. The patent comes with some…
Potentially quite a bit. If you have invented something worthwhile, there will be lots of people who will want to take it from you. Procuring a patent is a great…
While there are others, a non-inclusive list of legal defenses to a charge of patent infringement include invalidity, non-infringement, inequitable conduct, public disclosure or sale of the invention well before…
