Introduction
For many start-up companies, the prospect of filing a patent application can be daunting. Even when a company has
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Introduction
For many start-up companies, the prospect of filing a patent application can be daunting. Even when a company has…
Continue Reading What Do I Need to File a Utility Patent Application?
Introduction
Universities and certain colleges in the United States (US) spend billions of dollars on research and development (R&D) each…
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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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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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A patent gives the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell, or importing…
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Owning a federal trademark registration provides the ability to exclude others from using a certain word or design in association…
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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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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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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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It is advantageous for emerging companies to highlight their patent portfolio when seeking to attract investment, forge strategic partnerships, enter…
Continue Reading How to Reduce Fees and Speed Time to Allowance at the US Patent & Trademark Office
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