Dual-use ventures—startups that intend to sell both commercially and to the Department of Defense (DoD)—enjoy many advantages. You have a
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A Framework for Protecting Your Invention Outside the U.S.
Patent protection outside the U.S. can be important for a company to enter the global market and to build relationships
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Pitfalls of Attorney-Client Privilege and Tips for Corporate Officers and Employees
Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of the now-defunct blood-testing technology company Theranos, recently learned a harsh lesson on the complexities and
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When Do My Patents Expire?
A patent gives the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing
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Intent-to-Use Applications: Pros and Cons
Owning a federal trademark registration provides the ability to exclude others from using a certain word or design in association
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Patent Strategy Should Consider Examiner Incentives
Patent examiners operate under a complex network of production and quality incentives that influence the likelihood that an examiner will
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IP Assignment Considerations for Emerging Companies
Founders of emerging companies must decide early on in their company’s growth cycle whether to require employees to assign their
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Considerations for Protecting your Invention with Provisional Patent Applications
Since the U.S. patent law switched to the first-inventor-to-file system in 2013, provisional applications have become more popular as the
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Practice Tips: Fair Use of a Trademark (Part II)
Sometimes it is necessary to use a third-party trademark to refer to the owner of a trademark or its goods
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USPTO Incentive Policies Influence Patentability Decisions
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office human resource policies influence patentability decisions, potentially increasing the rate at which examiners issue allowances.
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