How to Protect Your Business with a Patent

Patents are legal protection of your great ideas, and many times it is the only thing that will prevent someone from stealing the rights to a product or invention. This article covers some of the basic principles that govern the Patent process and what some of your rights are, and how you can win a civil suit if your Patent is violated.

The Patent Office's Proposed Rules For Disclosing Prior Art Increase Patent Applicant's Burden

The proposed new rules require patent applicants to make a selection of documents to be disclosed; the rules ask the applicants to provide explanation on pertinent documents. To insure that the strenght or validity of the patent is not jeopardized, extreme caution is required when deadling with the Patent Office.

Maximizing Your Experience with Patent Attorneys

Are you afraid of what it will cost you to obtain a patent? If you are an independent inventor, you might be. Large corporations may be able to shell out thousands of dollars without flinching, but when the money comes from a single income it’s a different story.

Free Patent Searches

One of the primary things to do when a commercially viable idea hits the brain is to search for a patent for the concept. A patent allows for the conversion of the concept into a business and prohibits others from infringing on the idea. Commonly, patent searches through patent search offices entail some footwork as well as money.

Intellectual Property – Patent Dispute – Revocation

In the case of Merz Pharma GmbH and Co KGaA v Allergan Inc [2006], a dispute arose as to the validity of a patent for the use of Botulinium toxins in a type of medical treatment.

How To File A Patent Application

Increasing instances of counterfeiting and introduction & marketing of goods or concepts with minor changes have almost mandated original authors or creators to get their products, designs or ideas patented.

Patents In India - Interpreting The Claim Language

To get acquainted with the patent claim drafting is a difficult task and the general trend prevailing during the examination process and the court’s observation has to be analyzed and understood before one start writing claims for a patent.

Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Patent Infringement Invalidity Regulatory Law Pharmaceutical

In the case of Les Laboratoires Servier and Another v KRKA Polska SP.ZO.O. and Another [2006], the claimants made an application for an interim injunction to prevent the marketing and distribution of a drug which they claimed infringed their patent. The claimant companies were in the business of manufacturing and researching pharmaceutical products. The first claimant was the second largest French pharmaceutical company worldwide, and the second claimant was a wholly owned subsidiary that marketed and researched such products within the UK.

What Are The Different Types Of Patents?

What are the different types of patents which can be filed? This article explains the major patent types, and when to file which patent.

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.

Patent Technology Landscapes

Patent Technology Landscapes are the high-level visualization of large set of patent dataset specific to a particular technology. A patent landscape contains various other 2-D and 3-D technology graph to represent the various emerging, high-growth, mid-growth and low-growth areas in a particular technology, or across technology. It is helpful in extrapolating the concentration and trends of invention with large technology segments.

Electronics and Semiconductor Patents - An Evolution Scenario

In recent years, there has been an extensive boost in technological concepts related to electronics and electrical domain. Electronic engineering is a constantly changing and widening branch of technology. Electronics and semiconductor engineering is one of the largest and fastest growing industries. This growth has entailed a wide range of patent filing, all through. There has been a steady growth in electrical, electronics and semiconductor patents being filed and granted by U.S. patent office since 1996.

Patent History, Part I

You are about to learn a brief history of patents and how they become to be so essential in business as we know it. The first written mention of modern patents we know of are in 15th century business documents from Italy. Italy was one of the first countries to make it possible for an investor to protect an idea by obtaining government or official recognition of the creative act. This early experiment in intellectual property rights led to a ferment of growth and discovery in Italy and elsewhere. After Italy issued the first set of patents, their use did not widely spread to neighboring European countries until the 17th century. From there, the concept of patents in the United States was first recognized in the Patent Act of 1790, which consisted of a brief collection of patent rules and guidelines on how to obtain a patent. Under ....

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....