Electronic Notebooks and the Requirements to Prove Date of Invention in Patent Interferences
This paper contains an excerpt of an email I sent to the PIUG (Patent Information User’s Group) email distribution list on November 30, 2003.
1. It would be useful to all of you to have a better understanding of the requirements relating [...]
Please note that there is more to gaining a patent than just filing an application and waiting. It is possible that this is all you will have to do, but unlikely. Once a patent application is sent in to the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), it will be assigned to a [...]
Do you have an invention that has been burrowing away in your mind for years? Do you think it could make you real money, but you lack the financial ability to do anything about it at the moment? If you do, you might want to consider applying for a patent.
Whilst it can seem quite expensive [...]
Many businesses make more than a decent living helping inventors just like you make money from their inventions. From filing a patent to licensing and marketing your invention, someone is around every corner offering assistance.
Unfortunately, not all of this help is the kind you want. There are companies out there who [...]
If you’ve created something unique and something you believe to be marketable the subject of patents should be of immense interest to you. Without a patent your idea could be stolen from you. With a patent in place the concept, and its financial rewards, are yours for a minimum of 17 and a [...]
LPO or legal process outsourcing, which is a strong sector in knowledge process outsourcing organization, is attracting several international law firms who are outsourcing their legal work to Indian Companies. However in the LPO organization it is actually the patent outsourcing which is catching up even faster than other LPO tasks. Although some [...]
Mechanical engineering perhaps has the oldest known inventions and patents. In fact, the word ?engineering? is derived from a mechanical component. Mechanical engineering is a field that was conceived from natural laws of physics, where one engineers or manipulates these laws to his/her advantage. Mechanical patents non exhaustively and generally encompass [...]
Have you come up with an idea, or an innovative process, or developed a neat little prototype around it? Are you totally excited about it and want to release it in the market and test it out? Hold on a bit, because you need to first protect your intellectual property. It takes years to conceptualize [...]
On January 3, 2006 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) proposed changes to the current patent filing procedures that will dramatically change the process inventors and small businesses use to seek patent protection. The proposed changes also limit inventors’ ability to protect their inventions. The public may submit their feedback [...]
Chemical and pharmaceutical companies protect their investment in research and development and the future of the companies by securing patents on their inventions. Patents help you resist competition. Success or failure of the company often depends on the strength of the patent and the longer the term of the patent, the [...]
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