How Long Are Patents Good For in the US?
How long a patent is good for depends on the type of patent that an inventor has obtained from the USPTO. Utility patents, design patents, and plant patents are good…
How long a patent is good for depends on the type of patent that an inventor has obtained from the USPTO. Utility patents, design patents, and plant patents are good…
Improvement Patent Many of the inventions that are patented at the USPTO are not original inventions, instead, inventors improve upon existing inventions and patent those improvements. This post will explain…
If you have started the process of patenting your invention or product, you may have come across the term “prior art” and you may be wondering what prior art means…
If you’ve just finished working on an awesome invention, you might be wondering how you can patent that invention. The USPTO allows inventors to patent something so long as it…
If you’ve created a new and exciting logo, you may be wondering how to protect your newly created intellectual property. The USPTO does offer logo owners the power to protect…
If you have an invention that you want to patent but don’t want to pay a huge amount of money to an attorney, you do have the option of patenting…
If you have a name that you want to patent, we are sorry to tell you that you cannot patent a name. However, you are able to trademark a name…
When persons or businesses have intellectual property (IP) that they want to protect, they often look for the appropriate type of IP protection. If IP is at the heart of…
What Are Patent Trolls? Patent trolls come in many different shapes and forms. Patent trolls are typically private persons or businesses that purchase patents and then seek to profit from…
If you have an invention that you’ve patented, you might be wondering whether you can license your product or invention for others to use? The short answer is that you…