Being the first person to conceive an invention does not automatically solve an inventorship dispute when somebody else files first. Under the America Invents Act...
Receiving a utility patent does not mean the government fees are finished. To keep many U.S. utility patents in force, the owner must make three...
A patent attorney and a patent agent can both prepare patent applications and represent inventors before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The...
An employee develops a new product at work, the company pays for the research, and the employee is named as the inventor. So who owns...
Receiving a patent infringement demand letter can turn an ordinary business day into a legal problem with real commercial consequences. The letter may demand that...
A patent application can be filed with the right forms and still fail to protect the part of an invention that matters commercially. That distinction...
An invention can lose value in two very different ways. You might reveal too much while pursuing a patent, or keep the invention secret only...
Choosing between inter partes review vs post grant review is largely a question of timing and available invalidity grounds. Post-grant review (PGR) provides a broad...
A patent can give you the right to exclude others from using an invention, but owning that right does not automatically generate income. If you...
A new product may need protection for both its technology and its name, but those are separate legal jobs. Understanding the patent attorney vs trade...
