Patents and printed matter
Printed matter (text, symbols, images) usually falls under copyright law and not patent law. The exception — when the printed matter improves … Read more
Patents
International patents
The International patent process can start with just a provisional patent, but you must do further steps within 12 months, and more steps by 30 months.
Amazon and IP disputes
Amazon.com is big enough to run its own streamlined IP dispute system. It resolves most trademark disputes with its Amazon Brand registry … Read more
Preissuance submissions
Does a competitor’s patent application look sketchy because it doesn’t cite relevant prior art? Consider filing a “preissuance submission.” Have you found … Read more
Ex Parte Reexamination
Are you having problems with a patent that you believe is invalid? Know about uncited prior art? Consider filing a Patent Ex … Read more
Inventorship and co-inventors
US patent inventorship criteria are tricky. However, “conception” of the invention and “intellectual domination” are more important than reduction to practice. Does … Read more