TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MAY 27, 2021

The cost savings of filing a provisional patent application without consulting a professional are certainly tempting. However, such a strategy may ultimately cost more in the long run, including possibly costing valuable patent protection. What is a Provisional Patent Application? Keep Trade Secrets Secret.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Even a slight improvement might make a consumer product worthy of a patent. You can choose not to pursue patents, but what would be your backup plan? When competitors start copying your innovative product, what is your fallback strategy to stop them? Ready to patent your consumer product?

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Crafting a patent application is a key step in helping to ensure that your business is safe from outside competition. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into what goes into drafting a patent application and how to make the most of your efforts while doing so. What can and cannot be patented. Let’s get started!

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 30, 2021

What kinds of comments are useful in revising a draft patent application? So your patent attorney has send you a first draft of your utility patent application for your review. You’re not sure what to do, so you read my helpful tips on how to review a draft patent application.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is currently assessing comments collected pursuant to a pair of requests for public input, one focused on the agency’s subject matter eligibility guidelines for examining patent applications for 35 U.S.C. § Supreme Court case law.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If the above requirements are met, applicants can file a PPH request with the IPA. If the above requirements are met, applicants can file a PPH request with the CIPO. If the above requirements are met, applicants can file a PPH request with the KIPO.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Why not file a patent application? Deciding whether or not to file a patent application is not easy. If you knew for sure that your new product would be a huge success, then the decision to apply for a patent would be easy. What are good reasons deciding whether or not to patent? Will the innovation work?

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to stop issuing patent and trademark certificates in hard copy format. The USPTO expects the new rule to speed up patent grants by reducing the time required for publication.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 17, 2023

Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will no longer issue patents in a printed “ribbon copy” form as of April 18, 2023. Instead, patents will now only be issued electronically in a digital form.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2023

Our case of the week recounts an interesting saga of companies copying each other’s patent applications to provoke an interference. A new year means new Federal Circuit decisions to analyze.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

In order to obtain a patent for an invention, the invention must be fully disclosed in a written patent application. The patent application has to describe the invention in detail and how to make and use the invention. The invention must meet several requirements in order to be patentable.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

How will the electronic grant of patents work? Electronically issued patents can be viewed and downloaded on the date of issue in Patent Center. You will be able to print copies of your patent, including the patent cover, without having to request copies from the USPTO.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What is the filing deadline for a US design patent based on a foreign priority application? When it comes to filing related patent applications across different countries, filing dates are critical. A US design patent application must be filed within six months of your foreign priority date.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y. Cannon , 789 N.W.2d

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 27, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) only issues electronic patent grants (eGrants). eGrants are available as pdf files through Patent Center, the USPTO’s electronic patent application filing and management system. The electronic patent grant is the official statutory patent grant. Read more

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. Keep it secret or file a patent ? The disclosure in a patent application must enable others of reasonable skill in the field to make and use your invention. What if your patent is not enabling?

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Under PPH, prosecution of a patent application previously filed with a participating patent office can be fast-tracked in another participating patent office if the patent application meets certain requirements. In contrast, an average time to prosecute non-PPH patent applications is approximately 22.7

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Patently-O

MARCH 10, 2022

Fleming sent a copy of his pending patent application to Cirrus who apparently then released a new aircraft embodying his patented design. Fleming also argued copying – that Cirrus had copied his invention – and that copying is a strong indicia of nonobviousness. ” Slip Op.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2023

Anti-Piracy Blacklist Patent. Interestingly, a new patent application suggests that Sony’s blocking vision is not limited to Internet providers. The full patent application goes into detail on various techniques the monitoring software could use to detect and block apps.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

During examination of a pending US patent application or after the US patent is granted, the owner of the patent may change: 1) the original owner may transfer ownership to another entity or party, through an “assignment;” or 2) the original owner may retain ownership but change its name. Read more

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

However, a new patent application suggests that this could change in the future. Patent Detects Theft. The proposed patent titled “System And Method For Detecting And Responding To Theft Of Service Devices” describes a technology to ban rogue devices. ” Blacklisting MAC Addresses.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Pure Hemp also alleged the district court erred in not awarding attorney fees because of alleged inequitable conduct by the patent applicant. The patent prosecutor argued the copied portions consisted of background information, making the prior art not material to the applications.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 13, 2022

In order to obtain a patent for an invention, the invention must be fully disclosed in a written patent application. The patent application has to describe the invention in detail and how to make and use the invention. The invention must meet several requirements in order to be patentable.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

If the above requirements are met, applicants can file a PPH request with the IPA. If the above requirements are met, applicants can file a PPH request with the CIPO. If the above requirements are met, applicants can file a PPH request with the KIPO.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Unlike trademarks, patents do not require any use by the owner in order to be protectable. Patents also expire. For a limited duration, a patent owner has the power to exclude others from copying or using the patented invention. But, how do you convert an idea in your mind into an actual patent?

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Why allow the competition to forego the hard work of product conception and development by copying your product and undercutting your price? Spend Too Little For Worthless Patent or Too Much for Worthless Product Much has been written about how provisional patent applications work and how you can draft one.

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IP Tech Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

The eGrant patent will “[m]irror the appearance of the currently produced bound patent grants” and “[u]se an encrypted certification/validation technology.” A sample of this new eGrant patent is available here. This will be a huge benefit to the USPTO, which is currently facing a backlog of patent applications.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2023

The eGrant patent will “[m]irror the appearance of the currently produced bound patent grants” and “[u]se an encrypted certification/validation technology.” A sample of this new eGrant patent is available here. Finally, the new system will make it easier for inventors to access their patents.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For roughly $1,500 , you can file a US design patent application as a small entity (e.g., Additional costs will apply after initial filing, such as paying the issue fee if and when your design patent application is allowed. If getting a patent as soon as possible is your primary concern, you must consider design patents.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 21, 2024

Pre-Grant Opposition The first proposal relates to amending the pre-grant opposition mechanism, which allows patent applications to be opposed before the Patent Office officially “grants” the patent. From a policy perspective, pre-grant oppositions are excellent policy.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In a blog post published in February 2021 ( here ), we addressed regulatory initiatives from the Chinese government aimed at moving China from a country dependent on “imported” patents (i.e., patents filed by foreign entities) to a country with great autochthone creativity.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For US applications and patents, during examination of a pending patent application or after the patent is granted, the owner of the patent may change: 1) the original owner may transfer ownership to another entity or party, through an “assignment;” or 2) the original owner may retain ownership but change its name.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

There is an international requirement for the DNA, RNA and protein sequences disclosed in a patent application to be provided in the form of a sequence listing. Sequence listings are then used by patent offices to search for the listed sequences. Increased ease-of-access to patent application sequences?

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2022

If, however, the article has an ornamental design but is also functional, it may be the subject of both a design patent and a utility patent. In order to obtain a design patent, the applicant must file a patent application. A design patent has several advantages over a utility patent.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

If, however, the article has an ornamental design but is also functional, it may be the subject of both a design patent and a utility patent. In order to obtain a design patent, the applicant must file a patent application. A design patent has several advantages over a utility patent.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

You do a bit of research into the differences between a design and utility patent , and conclude that design is the way to go. Your patent attorney will have an illustrator prepare the drawings, and then file the design patent application. By better, we mean a patent that provides broader rights.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Moderna also states that Pfizer/BioNTech’s patents did not originally cover the technology that Moderna used, but that Pfizer/BioNTech’s patent applications were amended after Moderna’s patent applications (which disclosed Moderna’s technology) had been published.

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