Spokane, WA
Patent application Lawyer at Spokane, WA
Practice Areas: Patent Application, Trademark Application
On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the "America Invents" Act into law. Among other things, this will change the United States from a "first to invent" patent system to a "first to file"...
See Full GuideThere is a new pilot program by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that is being described as a way to extend provisional patent applications for a year, to allow extra time for marketing and comm...
See Full GuideA patentee who makes or sells patented articles, or a person who does so for or under the patentee is required to mark the articles with the word "Patent" and the number of the patent. The penalty for...
See Full GuideIn an application based on use in commerce, a trademark applicant must use the mark in commerce on or in connection with all the goods and services listed in the application as of the application filin...
See Full GuideThere are two types of trademark applications that can be filed in the U.S. One is an application for a mark that has already been in use, another is an intent-to-use application. For a use-based appli...
See Full GuideSo you've filed your patent application and it seems like nothing has happened for a long time. You could ask your attorney about the status but you would billed for that. Maybe your attorney is buried...
See Full GuideA frequent question I receive is what does it cost to actually obtain an issued patent, start to finish. The answer is it depends. It depends on the complexity of the subject matter, the number of inve...
See Full GuideA trademark can consist of a word, a logo, or both. A word mark usually provides stronger protection if it is separately capable of being registered. Logo marks are usually easier to register but provi...
See Full GuideThere is a procedure for filing a single trademark application that will have effect in multiple countries around the world. The procedure is called The Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concer...
See Full GuidePatent law is national, and obtaining a U.S. patent does not provide you with protection in other countries. Some clients ask if there is some sort of international patent. The answer is, unfortunatel...
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