What would be better to protect a business idea, provisional patent or trademark?

The prudent course is not to publicly disclose your business method before you file an application for patent that adequately describes your...

When can you expect to pull up your patent information online and what's the timeline to receive your utility patent once filed?

If the provisional application was filed 9/2017, did you file the nonprovisional application (claiming benefit of the provisional application)...

Seek a refund unless barred by signed contract; however, the prudent course is not to publicly disclose your invention before you file an...

How small entity patents evolve to large entities and the process.

The entity size of a patent applicant/owner determines the amount of government fees paid to the United States Patent & Trademark Office...

The prudent course is not to publicly disclose your cleaning product before you file an application for patent that adequately describes your...

Can a game be patented?

The prudent course is not to publicly disclose your game before you file an application for patent that adequately describes your invention. You...

Provisional patent application and research paper.

General information concerning provisional applications: A provisional application for patent (or, simply, “provisional application”) establishes...

I created a product from using 2 existing products and it has been a smash sucess.

In the United States, the patent law provides that an invention CANNOT be patented if: "(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a...

If you publish a derivative work without permission of the copyright owner you may have violated the owner's copyright. —A derivative work is a...

The rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States during the term of the patent and have no effect in a...