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Online Course for Patent Agent Exam Preparation [February 5]

SpicyIP

Apart from this, I will separately send out a drafting template for specification, and a complete patent prosecution file to the registrants on their email address. I have also recently published a book on Patent Law and Practice that is useful for exam takers. may be addressed to eoffice@techlaw.in.

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

LexBlog IP

The USPTO has published extensive guidance on their website to help determine which entity status you or your business falls into. Applicants that fall under small entity status are generally applicable for a 50% discount on USPTO patent fees. Each applicant is obligated to update the patent office anytime their entity status changes.

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Full Patent Protection vs. a Provisional Patent Application

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

Marking a product with the phrase “patent pending” does not provide any enforceable legal protection, but it can be useful in giving competitors pause before copying your product or service, and in improving investor and customer perception of an invention or product. . Reasons to File a Provisional Patent Application.

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Tesla’s Lasers on Vehicle Patent

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

Provisional applications are not required to have any patent claims, will not be examined by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and will only be published if converted to a full utility patent application within one year of filing the provisional patent application. is not patented twice).

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

Currently, under current laws, including those of the U.S., No, according to various patent offices and patent laws around the world. Patent law, the term “inventor” is defined as an “individual” or “individuals” who “invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.”

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

Trading Secrets

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.

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White House Directs Copyright Office and USPTO to Provide Guidance on AI-Related Issues

LexBlog IP

Patent and Trademark Office to provide guidance on IP risks and related regulation to address emerging issues related to AI. Patent Law President Biden’s directive instructs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. The Order calls on the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S.