Alton, IL
Intellectual property Lawyer at Alton, IL
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Is It Transformational?Apatent is evaluated for its ability to replace existing technology, or, to start a new technological trend. There are currently more than 100 patent infringement lawsuits rela...
See Full GuideDavid Kappos, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, when in charge of managing IBM patents, said, Right now, what youve got is a marketplace where nobody knows what the asset is wo...
See Full GuideType of Patent Search Objective of the Search Note: This list is provided for clarity and better communication between clients and attorneys as these terms are often misused and misapplied. T...
See Full GuideWhat is copyright?Copyright is a form of protection for artistic creations granted automatically by international treaty (the Bern Convention) and, in the US, by Congress pursuant to Article 1, Section...
See Full GuideWhat is a trademark? A trademark includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or s...
See Full GuideIn view of frequent questions about use of geographica terms, here is a brief guide: A town name is, in trademark parlance, a "geographically descriptive term" and thus not subject to trademark protect...
See Full GuideSome elementary considerations relative to patent infringement issues...
See Full GuideRisk 3: Tendency to do-it-yourself The low cost of a PUPA and its simplicity allows people who could not otherwise file a patent application due to the high cost to "play this rich man's game of paten...
See Full GuideRisk 2: Risk of inadequate disclosure The priority which a PUPA gets is only as good as to what it discloses, since anything not disclosed is not filed and thus gets no priority. In the rush to prepar...
See Full GuideRisk 1: Risk of missing a deadline A PUPA expires one year from the time it is filed. To maintain protection a non-provisional or "regular" patent application must be filed prior to such expiration. T...
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