Do You Need a Lawyer to Get a Patent?
Inventors often choose to hire an attorney to patent an invention because patent law is quite complex. Making even small mistakes when preparing a patent application can cost an inventor…
Improvement Patent
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…
What is Prior Art?
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…
How to Patent Something?
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…
How to Patent a Logo?
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…
Getting a Patent on Your Own
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…
How to Patent a Name?
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…
Trade Secret vs Patent Protection
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…
Patent Trolls. What? How? and Why?
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…
What is a Patent License Agreement?
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…
