You should be aware that an idea alone cannot be protected by a patent. Patents protect inventions. A qualified patent attorney can help you...

Optimistically, it is conceivable that the manufacturer will not move forward with implementing your technology in their products… if, indeed, you...

Copyright law does not protect ideas—that's correct. Also, for your information, note-taking to aid your own study may qualify as a "fair...

In many cases, employment agreements contain clauses that assign all of the employee inventor’s patent rights for inventions that relate to the...

You should be aware that a patent grants its owner a territorial right to exclude others from practicing the patented invention during the term of...

Under certain circumstances, a method by which home mortgage lenders may acquire mortgage customers may be protectable by a business method patent....

Copyright law provides authors of original works exclusive rights to use their works, including the right to reproduce, distribute, perform and...

You are correct in so far as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provides for "petitions to revive" an abandoned U.S. patent...

In general, a product that is a combination of essential oils can be protected by patent provided that the composite product is new, useful, and...

Short answer: Person B would not be issued a patent for the "secondary claim" "automatically." Presumably, by the phrase "secondary claim," you...