Registering and Enforcing a Patent
Patent law provides protection for new inventions. A patent owner has the right to protect others from producing or using the protected item, although the patent for this item may be sold, mortgaged or licensed.
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Creating an LLC to Be the Owner of a Patent Gives the Inventor More PowerWhen seeking to acquire a patent for an invention, the inventor can seek to use a limited liability company (LLC) to acquire the patent with greater ease than doing so as an individual. There are many opportunities that an LLC can provide to the inventor which may not exist for a single inventor working alone.
Read more- Design Patents: What They Can and Cannot Do
Getting a patent is often useful and important for an inventor of a creation. However, what type of this intellectual property protection to obtain is often debated by the person applying. There are two main categories of these, and they affect different aspect of the patented work.
Read more - Filing Quickly for a Patent Is Important to Avoid Secret Sale Bars
Filing an application for a patent quickly is of the utmost importance when the inventor places the item on sale either publicly or in secret because of the ban the Supreme Court initiated through a decision in the United States. The inventor has no more than one year after starting secret sales to ensure the application is complete and set for the patent.
Read more - From A to Z: The U.S. Patent Process
The patent process permits someone that invents a creation the ability to protect the process and invention itself through a commercial enterprise and selling of the concept, item or work. Through the patent, the person has built-in safeguards against reproduction and copies of his or her invention by another person, company or other entity.
Read more - How Do I Develop a Strong Patent?
Applying for a patent and then developing a strong application for the invention often requires an expert’s assistance, and this could lead to further costs when a patent lawyer has been hired. Many applicants that first start the process may require a portfolio with great value to get to the point where a patent application and then invention are considered strong.
Read more - How to Search for Existing Patents when Completing Your Patent Application
The original creation of an inventor may be a remnant of an idea that was used previously by another individual. This is because numerous persons view items in the stores, online, through television and other media.
Read more - First to File Rule in Intellectual Property Law
The First to File rule is in use for patents where the owner has the right to seek a patent when inventing a creation for competitive means, and the first person to file usually gains the right to sell the invention. If more than one person is seeking to file the same patent, the person that files first usually has the right to the successfully filed patent applications.
Read more - How Do I Perform a Novelty Invention Search?
A novelty search tries to determine if an invention or idea is new before the inventor takes the time and makes the investment of submitting a patent application. By conducting this process in a thorough manner, inventors can avoid putting too much time into an idea or concept that is not patentable.
Read more - What Is a Utility Patent and What Does it Protect?
Patents are legal ways of protecting an idea that is used to create and invention. It is the produced work that is guarded through the patent through the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This manner of protecting an invented item lasts from fourteen to twenty years in most circumstances.
Read more - What is a Patent Troll?
Many have read about legal battles fought between large technology companies and entities referred to as “patent trolls” and wondered, “what is a patent troll?” Obviously, it has something to do with patent laws and infringing on someone's patent rights, but what does it really mean? Who does it apply to? Is anyone who asserts a patent infringement a “troll,” or just certain people and entities? Where did the term come from?
Read more - Secret Sale of an Invention Can Invalidate a Later Patent
Secret sales can place an invention on sale in the state and can later cause issues with a patent if the person is going through a certain type of patent process. The problem starts with the date that the secret sales start compared to when the individual inventor files for the relevant patent with the invention.
Read more - Multiple Individuals Fighting for the Same Patent
Patents are usually applied for by either a single individual or a group of persons that have invented a unique item or process to a pre-existing object. In some situations, the invention is a new method or process.
Read more - Joint Patent Application Allows Multiple Inventors to Claim Ownership
In the standard patent process, there is usually one inventor, but it is possible for multiple parties to take credit for an invention when they have some involvement in the development process and are on the application for the patent. A joint invention involves creating a patent application that names more than one inventor.
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