Provisional or Non-provisional Patent Application - Which Should You Choose?

An article discussing that a provisional patent application is not a patent, and usually never becomes a patent, unless directly converted. It automatically expires after twelve months following the day of filing and cannot be revived. Because it must be converted, it is more costly in the long run to obtain a patent by first filing a provisional application.

Competitive Intelligence = Patent Analysis + Patent Mapping

During the recent few years, there have been lots of activity and interest had been evolved in the area of patents. Patents are now being considered as one of the major source of technological and competitive information. Computer and internet technologies made it very easy to access these big informational sources. In our highly competitive business environment Patent awareness is a critical skill for business managers, engineers, researchers, inventors, consultants, or anyone involved in Patent issues. Patents are an important source of technological intelligence that companies can use to gain strategic advantage.

How to Patent an Invention

Whether you've discovered the latest technological wonder or figured out a way to satisfy a common woe shared by millions, the protection of an invention is very important. In order to receive credit and hopefully a profit from your vision, one must obtain a patent-

Patent Process Outsourcing in India - Emerging trends

Legal research and patent search are the hottest in a thread of outsourcing stuff increasingly sent to India. India is set to accomplish significant growth from its current share of 3-4 per cent to 6-7 per cent in the 250 billion dollar international market of Legal Process Outsourcing, by 2010.

A Prologue to Mechanical Patents

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 utility tools invented constituting force, motion, mass, etc. It specifically encompasses all mechanical devices, contraption and interactions resulting in utilitarian instruments and apparatus, and where such interactions produce a action-reaction component that depends on the mechanism and nature of interaction. Further, all manufacturing processes, for example, metal working and treatment, printing, textile manufacturing, etc, are regarded under mechanical patents. Automobiles fall under mechanical patenting category, although one cannot be sure where a time travel machine, if invented, will be categorized. Of course, most mechanical engineering fields involve extensive use of computational and mathematical tools, physical laws and equations, but these fall under a different patenting category altogether.

China Patent System - An Overview

There was no sustained indigenous intellectual property protection system in China for long. The People's Republic of China (PRC) began to establish an intellectual property protection regime based on the Soviet model during the year 1949. In 1978, China adopted the open-door policy. The Patent Law of China was first promulgated on March 12, 1984. There are three types of patents: patents for inventions, utility models and designs.

How Do You File A Patent

You got a great invention, and you don't want others to create or use the same invention (or at least nobody can claim they invented it). That's the kind of protection a patent offers. It gives you exclusivity to create, reproduce and sell the product or process to the public for a particular length of time (most patents nowadays offer protection for a minimum of 17 years).

Patents Defined

This brief article will give you a good breakdown of what a patent is. When someone has an idea for a new product, it is necessary to file for ownership of the idea, especially if the industry is competitive enough for someone to want to steal it. In order to be recognized as the legitimate owner of something you have invented, you will need to fill out a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (henceforth USPTO), to legally hold ownership for this invention. This right of ownership of the invention prevents other people from manufacturing the product without your consent. According to the Patent Law....

Why Patent? Part I

If you've wondered why you need a patent, this section will help you understand that. The purpose of a patent is to protect the intellectual property of the inventor. Patents prohibit anyone other than the patent holder from making or selling the patented item (or using the business method, or planting the new plant, in the case of those patent types) without the permission of the patent holder. Some patent seekers intend to manufacture and sell the patented item themselves, while others intend to license the patent to others – in effect, selling the right to produce the invention while retaining ownership of the idea for a period of time. Protecting Yourself Protecting your ownership of an invention is the main reason why you should consider getting a patent. When you want to hold the ....

California Child Support Laws, Golden State

Both parents have a legal duty to provide financial support for their children. In California, as in most other states, the court may order either or both parents to make regular child support payments that cover a child's living and medical expenses.

Montana Child Support the Treasure State

How do you know if you qualify for child support? Child support is available to all single parents in need of financial assistance from the non-custodial parent.

EU Members Reject Proposal to Impose Regulating System on Any Shoe Importer

The proposal was supported by shoe producers in member states like Italy, Poland, and Portugal. According to them, European shoe manufacturers had to deal with higher production costs unlike their East Asian competitors and thus could not compete with them in terms of pricing.

Child Custody in Chicago: What Lawyers Will Do

For this, if you are getting a divorce, you need a divorce lawyer to properly present your case to the family court. You need to show the court that you have done nothing in your relationship that caused both of you to divorce and also, when getting the child’s custody, you need to be able to show the judge that you can support your child in education, shelter and also the needed parental care.

Arizona Disability Lawyers

A disability can be referred to as a constraint or lack of ability to carry out an activity in the same manner as a nondisabled human being. Disability can be temporary or long term. In Arizona, any disabled person who is unable to perform the normal functions that he/she used to perform prior to a personal injury or an accident can claim disability compensation. These disability compensatory benefits are provided from public or private funds of the state.