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Quality Patents
Crafted to Stand the Test of Time Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or…
Patent Claims: The Name of the Game
In this month’s podcast episode, we’re talking about claims – the fundamental building blocks of a patent. There simply is…
How Long Do Patents Last?
When does a U.S. patent expire? In general, a utility patent expires 20 years from the filing date of the…
Patent Anatomy: What’s in a Patent?
How to Read and Understand Patents What’s actually in a patent? How do you read a patent? What can you…
[New Podcast] Common Ownership
S2 Episode 3: Common Ownership Whose prior art is it anyway? In this month’s episode, our experts help to demystify…
[New Podcast] Inventorship
Episode 8: Inventorship Who should be listed as an inventor for a patent? In the US especially, patents are granted…
From Filing to Issuance: A Patent Prosecution Timeline
What to expect during patent prosecution Getting a patent is no quick process. In the time between filing and issuance,…
Knowing When to Share Your Idea and When to Shush
To Share or Not to Share… You’ve had your stroke of genius. Your next inclination is to immediately do one…
[New Podcast] Patent Searching
Episode 5: Patent Searching Sleuthing Your Way to Stronger Patents You have an idea and you’d like to protect it.…
Provisional Patent Applications: Speed and Fidelity
Why file a provisional patent application? Have an idea for an invention but unsure of some of the details? Maybe…
Innovation is for Everyone
Patent sytem participation rates In 2018, Congress passed the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act to authorize…
Intellectual Property 101: Part 2
In this segment, we discuss use case and length of protection for patents. We also briefly touch on patentability versus…
Intellectual Property 101: Part 1
In this segment, we discuss use case and length of protection for copyright, trademark, and trade secret.
Patent Agent vs. Patent Attorney
So you have a great idea and you want to protect it with a patent. Your gut reaction is to…
Protect Your Ideas With Confidence
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