Using Someone Else's Patent to Bring A Product to Market

Often inventors and innovators will come up with a way to make a better mousetrap. Often they will find others hold patents to a critical component to make this better mousetrap innovation or invention.

Patentability of Business Methods

Update on business method patents.

Patent Litigation Financing

A company or person who invents something new would like to be the sole owner of the invention. Since it is their 'original idea' they want to reap the benefits and profits. This is applicable on everything from the designs, trademark or brand names, copyrights and so on. These 'ideas' are collectively called intellectual property. It is not easy to protect these 'ideas' until and unless the government intervenes. That is, the government ensures 'protection' by issuing various intellectual protection rights. One such intellectual protection right is that of patents.

Patent - Business Method Patents - Part I

First in a series of articles on business method patents.

Has It Been Done Before? Optimize Your Patent Search Using Patent Scraping Technology

Patent Scraping Tech is finally available to help you decrease your time spent agonizing over the US Patent Search database and increase your productivity and competitiveness.

The Impact Of Patents On Everyday Life

Certain patent issues, such as decisions against eBay and RIM, can impact the everyday lives of ordinary people. Much of the discussion about patent reform has ignored key realities, such as the diversion of fees from the Patent Office to general revenue. Proposed reforms of continuation practice neglect to demonstrate that the reform, if implemented, would solve the acknowledged problem, the increasing backlog of unexamined applications at the Patent Office. Unless some resolution is implemented, the number of patent cases having potentially dramatic impact on the general population is likely to increase.

Publish Your Patent Application? ... or Not

Discussion of the reasons for and against publication of your patent application. Also, how to possibly accelerate examination of your patent application at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

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.

If You've Got a Good Idea for a Product, Do You Need a Patent?

Once you have your product developed it's time to decide if a patent is worth the trouble. Although in theory, all good ideas should be protected by a patent. Consider the protection however as only the right to allow you to claim the technology, product or ideas as your own. YOU get to do all the protecting. So if you develop a product then someone steals the idea and goes into competition with you, you have the right to sue and defend your patent rights.

To Crush Your Competition A Strong Patent Is Important -- Learn How And Why

Your patent, to survive a challenge by a competitor, must contain broad as well as narrow definitions of your invention. This article will teach one way of obtaining a strong patent.

Beat the (Patent) Clock

A patent is a very important part of the process of inventing. But there are certain aspects of this process that are a complete surprise to many inventors when they finally learn the reality of the patent process.

Intellectual Property Law – Patent Infringement - Patent Law – Amendments Disallowed

Patent case. The claimant in the case of LG Phillips Co Ltd v Tatung (UK) Ltd and Others [2006], held a UK patent for mounting a flat panel display device within a two-part housing, which could be incorporated into products such as laptops or free standing computer monitors. The patent was principally directed at LCD displays for laptops. The claimant brought proceedings against three defendants in the patent county court. It was alleged that the defendants had infringed the patent through the creation of a closed circuit television monitor. The defendants denied infringement, and actually counterclaimed for the revocation of the patent in question on the grounds of anticipation, obviousness and insufficiency.

Patent, Trademark And Copyright - The Differences

Patent, trademark, copyright - we hear these three terms very frequently. This article attempts to explain the differences.

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.