How to Perform a Basic Trademark Search
Nov 14, 2010
Before adopting a new trademark, trademark searching should be performed. Ideally, a list of several alternative possibilities should be developed. A quick online search can be performed to eliminate s...
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How to Perform a Basic Patentability Search
Nov 14, 2010
If you have a new invention idea, the first thing you should do is perform your own online novelty search to see if the idea is really new. Your search may not be perfect but if you find the same idea ...
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How to Monetize Your Patent Using Contingency Fee Patent Enforcement
Nov 13, 2010
If you have an issued patent that is being infringed by a competitor, you may be wondering what your options are. Of course, you can send threatening letters but those may be ignored. If you decide to ...
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Risks of Filing Provisional Patent Applications
Nov 13, 2010
The United States has a form of patent application called a Provisional Patent Application. Some people feel that these are an easy and inexpensive way to obtain a filing date and some patent rights, b...
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How to Choose a Patent Attorney
Nov 13, 2010
Patent litigation is a high cost, high stakes endeavor with many pitfalls for the unwary and inexperienced. If your patent application is not skillfully drafted and prosecuted, there is a risk that it ...
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Difference between Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
Nov 13, 2010
There are different types of intellectual property law. Patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are the main types. Some products can be covered by multiple forms of intellectual property. T...
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How to File a Copyright Application for Software
Nov 13, 2010
Filing an application for copyright registration for software is inepensive and relatively easy to do yourself. There are strong advantages to registration including the possibility of obtaining attorn...
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Why non-U.S. Software Developers should file U.S. Patent Applications
Nov 13, 2010
While pure software is difficult to patent in Europe, the UK, China, and many other countries, due to a requirement of a technical effect, there is no such requirement in the United States. This has be...
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Should I use Copyright law or Patent law to Protect my Software?
Nov 13, 2010
In the past, patent law was not frequently used to protect software related inventions.
During the evolution of patent law, case law eroded the value of copyright protection. In addition to the fact t...
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Bilski et al. v .Kappos Supreme Court Decision on Business Method Patents and Software Patents
Nov 09, 2010
Although many software developers wish it were not the case, there is no question that software is patentable, at least in the United States, when a patent application is properly drafted. If you don't...
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