26Aug
Patent Attorney Services: 4 Essential Steps to Success
So What Does A Patent Attorney Services Do?
This blog will necessarily be very general, as there is no one definition of a patent attorney, and no one determinator of what that attorney does. Some specialize in little known areas, others concentrate on various parts of the patent application process, others specialize in a certain industry or venue. There are some basic steps that almost all inventors and creators must take to receive a patent, and it's in these areas that many patent attorneys practice.Patent Searches
A patent search is first on the list before writing a patent application for...
23Aug
Intellectual Property Protection: 3 Vital Steps for Ideas
Intellectual Property Protection An Idea is a Beautiful Thing – Make it Count
It's not that difficult for some to come up with wonderful, innovative ideas—but getting those ideas to the point where they are patentable is an entirely different thing. Ideas themselves cannot be patented—you can have an idea, write all about it, claim it as your own, and have wonderful dreams of the money you'll make from it, but there is nothing to stop someone else from coming up with the same thing. If they are the first to file a patent application for this idea, it's theirs....
19Aug
Avoid 3 Critical Inventor Mistakes for Greater Success
Timing and Other Inventor Mistakes to Watch
Even though it can sometimes seem that the answer to everything is online—sometimes those answers are not correct. As any number of would-be inventors have found out, sometimes to their detriment. This doesn't mean that you can't, or shouldn't, seek out information wherever you can; just be sure to double check what you think you know against what a professional or lawyer actually does know.Here are a few of the main reasons new inventors sometimes run into trouble:
1. The Inventor Did Not Conduct a Professional Patent Search
A good, thorough patent search is almost...
16Aug
5 Vital Patent Search Questions Every Savvy Inventor Must Know
First thing's First Patent Search Questions
Sometimes would-be inventors get lost, or discouraged, before they even apply for their patent. This is because they are unclear on some of the process that comes before the patent application, or, sometimes, before contact with a patent attorney. Here are a few answers to some of the more common questions about patents.Why A Patent Search?
It doesn't matter if someone had your same idea before you did—but it does matter if they patented it first. You do a patent search before completing your patent application to ensure that yours is the first product...
12Aug
Apple Patent: Saving Power Made Simple
Apple Patent Wants Power-Saving to be Just a Look Away
Consumer expectation for electronic devices is that they will become ever more useful and multipurpose, allowing them to do more with less. Yet, in each of these devices the power source is both necessary and can sometimes take up too much room in the smaller handheld devices. For this, Apple thinks they have a solution, as outlined in U.S. Patent Application No. 20130135198: “A method for using a portable electronic device having an accelerometer and gaze detection circuitry, the method comprising: with the accelerometer, determining whether a measured acceleration level for...
11May
Trade Secret Theft Strategy: Powerful 5-Step Plan
Obama Administration's 5-Step Strategy for Combating Trade Secret Theft
The timing of recent cyber attacks, and the suspicions of their Chinese origin, added yet more interest to the administrations recent announcement. The strategy presented by the Obama administration is designed to put an end to, or at least severely limit, the theft of US trade secrets. This strategy has five basic steps:Stepping up diplomatic efforts
This step involves a few things. Building coalitions with countries that are facing their own cyber threats and threats of trade secrets. Increasing diplomatic efforts and conversation with countries who are most likely to be suspected in...
07May
Trademark Essentials: 3 Critical Differences from Copyright & Patent
Trademarks — Different From Copyright and Patents
There is sometimes some confusion surrounding the various intellectual property law terms. People are generally familiar with the words, but are sometimes not too sure which one applies to what. Though there are depths to the laws surrounding these terms, it’s easy to get a general overview of what is covered under each law. This overview is for trademarks.First, What a Trademark Is
Trademarks are basically a phrase, a word, a design or a symbol that identifies one company from another. Or one provider from another. These trademarked items (or ones that qualify for trademarking)...
04May
