The Patent Process, Start to Finish.
The Patent Process in a Nutshell: Everything Inventors Need to Know Total Estimated Years of Your Life: 2 — 6 1. 99%…
How to Prepare a Provisional Patent Application
Our youtube video, How to Prepare a Provisional Patent Application, has reached 10 thousand views! We made this video as a service…
Always-Free Services for Independent Inventors
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers free resources for inventors. These include application assistance; education and training; help appealing…
Federal trademark searching: Getting Started: Feb 14, 10 — 11 AM (ET)
A common misconception is that having a trademark means that one legally owns a particular word or phrase and can prevent others…
Why Do a Prior-Art Search?
To find out whether an invention is novel, or not already invented, we do what’s called a prior-art search. “Prior art” is…
FTC Warns Pharma of Patent Manipulation; AbbVie’s Humira Patent Expires
Last week the Federal Trade Commission issued a warning to pharmaceutical companies about exploiting loopholes in the patent process. In particular, patents…