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Patent Trademark Blog
MARCH 22, 2022
How can an Amazon seller benefit from design patents? If you are an Amazon seller, design patents must be considered – either offensively or defensively. Offensively, you can acquire design patents to protect the unique visual appearance of your product. When should Amazon sellers consider filing design patents?
LexBlog IP
MARCH 17, 2022
What is a freedom to operate opinion, and why is it important? A freedom to operate opinion (FTO) is a legal opinion from a qualified intellectual property attorney that concludes a proposed commercial product or process may be made, used, sold, or offered for sale without infringing another party’s intellectual property rights.
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Patent Trademark Blog
APRIL 26, 2022
Can filing a design patent protect you from infringement? Patent professionals, including myself, constantly stress that a patent does not protect its owner from infringement. Anyone who has read my posts on the differences between patentability and infringement will understand this long-standing principle. It depends.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 1, 2022
freedom to operate search (FTO). What is a Freedom to Operate search. When to conduct a search. How a search is performed. Other patent search options to consider. What is a freedom to operate search and opinion? WHEN IS A FREEDOM TO OPERATE SEARCH CONDUCTED?
Patent Trademark Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Would a design patent or utility patent be appropriate for your invention? Beyond the obvious implications of filing the appropriate type of patent application, timing and budget are major factors in the differences between filing for utility patent or design patent protection. Where do you start? What will it cost?
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