Patenting Useful Inventions

Under the Patent Act, a patent may be obtained for “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of

Foreign Patent Offices

The issuance of a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office provides patent protection to an inventor only

In a patent case, under collateral estoppel, once a court has ruled upon an issue of fact or law, that

Design Patents: Protecting Your Product’s Unique Appearance Design patents are a crucial form of intellectual property protection for inventors and

In order to encourage the advancement of science and technology, the federal government gives an incentive to inventors to disclose

One of the trickiest aspects of patent applications, particularly in the international context, is establishing the priority of patent rights.

For many years, there was only one type of patent application. The patent application required a specification or detailed description

Recent markings enforcement activities have raised some questions related to the requirements of patent marking provisions. Generally, after a patent

Under federal law, a patent is a granted right which allows the patent owner to exclude others from making, using,

After a patent is issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the patent owner may mark the patented