Medical procedure patents
Can you patent a medical procedure? Before starting, note that under 35 USC 287(C), US physicians and other medical practitioners have limited … Read more
Patents
Patent demand letters
Patent demand letters are stressful. Before responding or ignoring, evaluate infringement, patent prosecution history, ownership, and litigation history.
Patent claim charts
Think that someone is infringing on your patent? Worried you are infringing, or want to show a patent reads on prior art? … Read more
Halo and reckless infringement
The Halo decision; and how to avoid court-ordered punitive damages for culpable patent infringement (reckless infringement) One problem that both startups and … Read more
Contractor ownership of IP
The ownership rules for copyrights, patents, and other IP vary depending on if the IP creator is an employee or an independent … Read more
Patents and national security
Filing a patent with national security implications? Check your filing receipt for a foreign filing authorization before filing outside the US. After … Read more