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How to Patent a Medical Device

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a smarter way to patent a medical device? Medical device patents can make a direct impact on sales as well as create licensing opportunities. Even pending patent applications may help startups raise capital. Let’s look at some smart ways to patent a medical device. Need to patent a medical device?

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What happens if your patent is rejected?

Patent Trademark Blog

Will your patent be rejected? Yes for utility, and probably not for design. Here are statistics on whether your patent will be rejected. A nonprovisional utility patent application has a roughly 90% probability of at least one rejection. A design patent application has an approximately 86% chance of approval.

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How Many Patents By Patent Attorney: How to Search

Patent Trademark Blog

How to Use Patent Public Search (PPUBS). Wouldn’t it be great if you can find how many patents have been obtained by a patent attorney or agent? Using the new tool by the USPTO called Patent Public Search (PPUBS), you can search for patent grants by practitioner name. WITH (last name).att.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

Let’s look into what those intangible assets might be, and how they can be protected. Names or logos used to sell a product may be protectable even if the product itself is nothing new. Names or logos used to sell a product may be protectable even if the product itself is nothing new. Yes, you certainly can.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. We’ll get back to these statements later.).

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How to Protect Software as Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

A comprehensive guide to intellectual property and legal protections for software technology. As a software developer, investor, visionary that has invested significant time and resources into software technology, it is crucial not to share the details of your innovation until you have taken steps to protect it properly.