Many inventors believe that disclosure limits the scope of their protection. They try to give vague, non-specific examples in an …
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Using judicial factors for determining patent damages
When an inventor commercializes his invention, the question always arises as to what it is worth if you sell of …
WhitServe: A lesson in claims writing for software, mobile app and business method patent applications
With technology improving at an increasingly rapid rate and our dependency on technology in our daily lives growing, there are …
What is your IP portfolio like?
In today’s world, managing your business has become more than maximizing the return on investments in employees, products, and equipment. …
Patent infringement under patent pending status
I often get requests from clients to contact potential infringers with a cease and desist letter for infringing on their …
AIA & post-grant review
The America Invents Act (AIA) introduces two new procedures for post-grant review of a patent. After the issue date, there …
Save patent costs by filing electronically
The Leahy-Smith America Invents act (AIA) has an “Electronic Filing Incentive” using EFS-Web. Original non-provisional utility patent application not filed …
Strategies for potential PPH participation
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a treaty program of participating national patent offices. The PPH program allows an inventor …
The America Invents Act (AIA) is not all roses
In a NYSBA article by Charles Miller and Daniel Archibald on USPTO post-grant patent proceedings under the American Invents Act …
2012 patent foreign filing trends
Earlier this year, inovia, a company that provides a platform for foreign filing, issued a report (The U.S. Global Patent …