I. Introduction.
“Prosecution” of a patent application is the process by which an application moves through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) after being filed. Prosecution is often a more lengthy and...more
Software methods can be patented in the United States if the application is prepared to describe and claim subject matter legally defined as being patentable.
Under Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 134 S. Ct. 2347...more
Many people have misperceptions about what intellectual property (IP) protects, and some common IP misconceptions are debunked below.
(1) Ideas Cannot Be Patented.
Only inventions can be patented. The legal...more
11/1/2017
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Computer-Related Inventions ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Inducement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Software Patents ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
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I. Introduction.
U.S. and worldwide patent filings are at all-time highs. About 620 thousand patent applications were filed in the United States in 2016, and about 2.9 million patent applications were filed worldwide in...more
1. Broad Claim Scope is Key. Merely getting a patent is not the goal. The goal is to maximize the scope of meaningful patent protection to which your invention is entitled. Put yourself in a competitor’s shoes - how would you...more
8/29/2016
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Claim Construction ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Portfolios ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
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