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The IP Law Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. Telflex, Inc.,
Patently-O
JANUARY 20, 2023
Hrdy, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at University of Akron School of Law, and Daniel H. Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? It may surprise you, then, to learn that the genre of science fiction is deeply indebted to patent law and patent theory. See [link].
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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
MARCH 1, 2024
Biotechnology-the word suggests that this is biological advancement based on technology. Thus, a legal safeguard should be provided to inventors for their inventions to keep their interest in science alive. What are the biotechnological inventions? This leads them to think about protecting their inventions from unauthorized use.
The IP Law Blog
JANUARY 18, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. For example, if you invent a new kind of vacuum cleaner, you would apply for a patent to protect the invention itself.” Again, it depends. Under 35 U.S.C. §
Patent Trademark Blog
JANUARY 29, 2024
The best time to file a patent application is before you show your invention to the public or make any sales. Need to file a patent application before making a public disclosure? Call US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at 949-223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore working with us. Patent costs vary widely.
More Than Your Mark
AUGUST 20, 2021
the past decade, the use of 3-D printing has expanded rapidly, in part because the original intellectual property protections on the technology, first invented in the 1980s, expired, making it less expensive to produce the hardware and software involved in the 3-D printing process. 3-D Printing and Copyrights, Patents, or Trademarks.
IP and Legal Filings
AUGUST 27, 2022
Section 171 of title 35 United States Code provides “whoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent thereof”. The office primarily considers the designs for computer-generated icons embodied in articles of manufacture as statutorily eligible for attaining a patent.
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