Few areas of law are as specialized as patent law. Most attorneys not specializing in patent law receive only a few hours of training on the subject. Understanding a few basic concepts can help attorneys give some basic advice when…
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When And Why Is A Provisional Patent Application Useful?
A provisional application may be a useful tool to many businesses. Under United States patent law, a provisional application is a legal document filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that allows an inventor to establish an…
Is My Invention Already Patented?
To answer the question “Is my invention already patented?”, you have to do a prior art search to determine what patent applications have been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) or other countries’ patent offices. In…
Is My Invention Patentable?
One of the most frequent questions I get asked as a patent attorney is Can I patent my invention? There are several types of patents. However, for this article I will focus on the utility patent, which protects the functionality…