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
Medical device patents
Medical device patents should have a lot of detail; try to teach alternative approaches and consider both US and European patent rules.
Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area
Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area have a worldwide reputation for innovation. But is there any subjective evidence for this? … Read more
More cutting-edge Alice madness
A comparison between the USPTO patent decision process, and the process by which the Oracle of Delphi produced riddles for priests to decipher.
First (inventor) to file
The US is now on the AIA first (inventor) to file system. Inventors must now “race to the patent office”. Consider filing multiple provisional patents.