Patent Law

Innovation is the lifeblood of progress. But before you rush to patent your brilliant idea, make sure that you don’t overlook a critical step in the patent prosecution process: the patent search. This might seem counterintuitive – why search for something you believe...

A provisional patent application (PPA) serves as a preliminary, temporary filing with a patent office to establish an early priority date for an invention. Unlike regular patent applications, PPAs do not undergo formal examination or grant patent rights. Instead, they...

Getting a patent can be very complex, in part because there are different types of patents to consider. They do not all work the same way or have similar applications. It’s crucial that you know which one you or your business will actually need to utilize. There are...

When a business patents a product, they have the right to stamp the patent number on that product. This will be accompanied by the word “patent” itself, letting others know that the design has already been protected. If someone else purchases the product, they know...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a greater role in many aspects of our lives. It’s also been an immense help to those doing scientific research and creating new products and processes. So what does that mean for the ability to patent something that’s been...

It may seem like there’s little if anything that currently has bipartisan agreement in Congress. However, lawmakers have recently managed to reach across the aisle in the Senate to craft two pieces of legislation aimed at updating the U.S. patent system. One is the...

New York, the epicenter of innovation, hums with the ambition of inventors and entrepreneurs chasing the golden gleam of a patent. But what do they (or you) really know about patent law? Most have a vague notion that it protects inventions, but not much more. Further,...

Somewhat like the “poor man’s copyright,” the “poor man’s patent” is an urban myth that’s been around for just about forever.  It’s a pretty simple idea: You invent something. To prove that you are the inventor and protect your intellectual property, you then create a...

Patent prosecution is a complex and often lengthy process that individuals and businesses usually cannot manage without professional support. Typically, there will be a long wait between when an attorney submits a patent request to the United States Patent and...

Patents and trademarks are both legal devices that can be used to protect intellectual property. They each set that intellectual property apart as something that belongs to a specific person, organization or company. But the way that these devices work is much...