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Everything You Need to Know About the Patent Bar Exam
In recent years the registration exam to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office has undergone significant change... There will be yet another update to …
Trademarks Create Valuable Assets
Earlier this month Activision filed a trademark registration for “Guitar Hero Modern Hits.” Guitar Hero is the massively popular video game that allows you to try and …
Utility Patent Applications – Content and Substance
In order to obtain a utility patent one must file what is referred to as a non-provisional application or a non-provisional utility application. It is called “non-provisional” …
When is an Invention Obvious?
That being said, the possibility that a utility patent could be obtained cannot be definitively ruled out even if an invention seems quite likely to be obvious, …
Tricks & Tips to Describe an Invention in a Patent Application
One excellent way to make sure you are including an appropriately detailed description that treats a variety of variations and alternatives is to have many professional patent …
Patent Drawings 101: The Way to Better Patent Applications
To properly accomplish the goal of having the best disclosure possible you should also not think in terms of a single patent drawing or illustration, but rather …
The Law of Recipes: Are Recipes Patentable?
In most cases the typical recipe for a "killer Margarita" or "the best barbeque sauce ever" will not be patentable, but the only way to know for …
Design Patents: The Under Utilized and Overlooked Patent
As the chart below demonstrates, design patent applications have been on the rise since 1975, but still in fiscal year 2011 there were just over 30,000 design patent applications filed. …
PCT Basics: Understanding the International Filing Process
The appeal of the PCT process is that it enables patent applicants to file a single patent application and have that single, uniform patent application be treated …
Facebook and Twitter: Patent Strategies for Social Media
Both Facebook and Twitter will need to grow up and mature as companies if they are going to succeed for the long haul. A review of the …
How Long Does a Patent Last?
Generally speaking, utility and plant patent applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, have a term that begins on the date the patent issues and ends on the …
Funding Your Invention: Get Started with Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding addresses the two biggest challenges many inventors have. “What is the market for my product?” and “How do I get initial funds to produce it?” Conventional …
How to Protect the Copyright of My Web Content
Copyright is important in all forms of media because it provides legal ownership over the work someone produces. This allows the author, artist, etc. control over how …
Invention to Patent 101 – Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
So you have an idea and want to file a patent application? There are a number of things that you need to know about the invention and …
A Software Patent Setback: Alice v. CLS Bank
Truthfully, the Supreme Court decision in Alice can only be described as an intellectually bankrupt. The Supreme Court never once used the word “software” in its decision. …
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