Ten years ago, on September 16, 2011, the America Invents Act (“AIA”) became law. This article is the second in a multi-part series of articles on the significant changes introduced by the AIA and the results of those...more
Mike: Namaste, Umesh! It is good to talk with you again!
Umesh: Namaste, Mike, as always, you are full of energy! Do you mind if I ask you the secret of your energy?...more
Filing for and getting a US patent on an invention was easier - but riskier - before the Movement…The Movement - a global effort to coordinate the various national patent systems - started in 1883. It then went dormant during...more
In a Notice dated June 29. 2020, the USPTO, under the CARES Act authority and its existing authority, has extended from July 1, 2020, to September 30, 2020, the time for small and micro entities to pay certain patent-related...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office further extended to June 1, 2020, the deadline for filing certain patent and trademark office documents, 2020, when that deadline would otherwise fall between (and inclusive of) March 27 and...more
The notion of protecting knowhow is strange to those who think of intellectual property as comprising patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Knowhow is not associated with agencies of the US federal government that issue...more